Post Adoption Services:

BSSK also shortly proposes to start 'Post Adoption Workshops' for adoptive families. Parenting can be enjoyable and also very challenging. The desire 'To be' a parent and 'To become' a parent are two similar - yet very different dimensions of parenting.

BSSK organizes every year Janmashtami programme (in or around August) and a Masti Mela on Children's Day (November 14). This is open to adoptive parents and their children to visit BSSK.

A Newsletter / Anubandh is published from time to time which has articles on BSSK's various programmes, events, happenings and contribution from adoptees, family, volunteers etc.

I. FOLLOW UP:

1. As per the court order, receiving the post adoption progress report.
2. Scrutiny of the progress reports.
3. If a cause of concern, intervention accordingly.
4. Generally keeping in touch with families through visits and correspondence.

II. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES:

For Adoptees:
1. Appreciation of children’s achievements.
2. Helping them to accept their adoptive status positively.
3. Dealing with their issues related to search of roots.
4. Support networking - encouraging pen friendships, organizing camps, get-togethers,
visits to BSSK.
5. Participation in celebrations- birthdays, threading ceremonies, graduations, weddings.

For Adoptive Parents:
1. Encouragement for sharing the fact of adoption to the child at right time and in a right
manner.
2. Support networking - parents forums for sharing experiences, support groups, encouraging pen friendships, organizing camps, group-discussions, get-togethers.

For Society:
1. Creating positive and healthy social attitudes towards children and adoptive parents.
2. Encouraging / promoting adoption of orphan children.
3. Facilitating interaction between prospective adoptive parents and adoptive parents.

III. REVIEW OF ADOPTION WORK:

(RESEARCH AND SURVEY)

Study of Children:
Who had typical / unusual social, medical and mental backgrounds e.g. born from an incestual relationship, mentally ill or retarded parent. Children with health problems such as asthma, heart ailments, handicaps, who have suffered abuse etc.

Study of:
1. Family relationship where adopted and biological children are growing together.
2. Sibling relationships.
3. Acceptance of birth child and adopted child by extended family members or by society.

Utilize:
1. Various research findings for more effective work of adoption.
2. Changing policies and procedures accordingly.

A study of Indian Families Adopting Indian Children was conducted in March 2002 by VICTOR GROZA, Ph.D, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and The Bhartiya Samaj Seva Kendra Research Team In collaboration with Holt International.

The Purpose of this project was to provide research-based information about the experiences of Indian families who adopted Indian Children as part of program evaluation of BSSK. The project was designed primarily as a program evaluation. There are two major types of program evaluation. The first type focuses on program process (process or system evaluation). The second type focuses on program outcomes (outcome evaluation). The evaluation was organized around the following questions:

1. What problems /issues are families facing related to the adoption/child?
2. What post adoption resources have they found/ would like to find?
3. How could BSSK's adoption program be improved?
4. What are the indicators of success in adoptive placements?

IV. COUNSELLING SERVICES:

1. To families who approach BSSK for help,
2. Providing support where needed.Sorting out legalities e.g. death of parents, incapacities of parents.
3. Guidance towards a better parent-child relationship / healthy upbringing.
4. Assisting parents to cope with problems of children. E.g. ill health, handicap, scholastic
backwardness, behavioral problems.
5. Couselling children and parents in case of non acceptance of the fact of adoption.
6. Preventing disruptions.

V. EFFORTS FOR POSITIVE CHANGES IN ADOPTION LAWS AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES:

VI. PRESERVE AND PROTECT RIGHTS OF ADOPTEES: