Barbara
Alessandro, BSW
Director of Adoptions
•
24 Years Adoption Experience
• International and Independent Adoptions Manager
• Children's Issues Lobbyist
• Adoption Services Counselor
• Foster Care Counselor
Jo
Anne Wall, BA Sociology/Psychology
Case Management
• 30 Years Adoption Experience
• Certified Teacher
• Adoption Services Supervisor
• Foster Home Licensing
• MAPP Trainer
Dianne
Maxwell Cratty Administrative Assistant
•
30 Years Business Experience
Rhoda Burke
•
Bookkeeper
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For
your home study convenience, the following Counselors have
been trained in adoptions and work with Children of the
Nations International Adoptions, Inc. They are located throughout
the United States.
Joyce
A. Shields, BS Soc. Ed.
• Adoption
Social Worker
Jane
Siebels, MSW
• Adoptive Parent
• Adoption Social Worker
Phil
Boyd, LCSW
• Adoption Parent
• Adoptions Social Worker
Tammy
Hoepner, LMSW
• Adoptions Medical Social Worker
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Children
of the Nations Specific Objectives
To provide quality
international adoption home study and placement services
as required to meet the Standards of Immigration and Naturalization
Services Code 8 CFR204.3 Orphan Regulations.
To provide international adoption
services necessary to be in compliance with the Joint Council
of International Children's Services and the Permanent Bureau
of the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
To provide adoption education,
information and referral services regarding certain specific
International Adoption Programs providing waiting orphaned
children in nations around the world.
To provide adoption education,
information and referral services necessary to complete
an International Dossier as required by specific governmental
entities involved.
To provide the necessary adoption
Post Placement Services with Court Reports as specified
to meet the requirements of state laws and specific requirements
of various world governments and adoption councils.
To provide adoption counseling
or provide resources to adoptive parents regarding the unique
special care of orphaned children's special needs and its
effect on the adoptive child and their new family.
To provide domestic and independent
adoption placement services as required by the State of
Florida Department of Children and Families.
To network with international
agencies and their foreign adoption programs in various
nations around the world.
To promote and encourage the involvement
in support groups among families of foreign adoptive children.
To promote the general welfare
of all children of all nations who at the very least are
deserving of a loving nurturing environment that promotes
their growth to the fullest potential of their individual
ability.
