We just got a note from AWAA telling us that they have received and processed our contract and first payment of the program fee. We should hear from the social worker who will do our home study as well as the family coordinator who will help us compile our dossier in the next week or so.
Ben and I get to complete an 8 hour online class about adoption. I completed the course yesterday, and was pleasantly surprised at how useful the info was (originally I kind of thought that it was "just another hoop" to jump through). The first few lessons were mainly about the process of adoption, which had nothing in it that I didn't already know. I think it will be useful for Ben to get more of an insight about the cogs and wheels of the process though, I even saw him taking notes.
The final lessons had a lot of info about the mental and physical health of children that have been institutionalized, and how to recognize and help with problems. There was good information on helping your child bond and adjust. There were some great articles on raising a child that is of a different race than her parents. I thought the articles and videos presented a well-balanced viewpoint. The only downside was that a lot of the reading about mental and physical health was specific to adoptees coming from Easter Europe and Russia.
There are actually some very good articles about mental and physical health of adoptees from Ethiopia, e.g.
Matern Child Health J. 2008 Sep;12(5):599-605. Epub 2007 Aug 22.
Health of children adopted from Ethiopia.
Miller LC, Tseng B, Tirella LG, Chan W, Feig E.
The "paper chase" portion of adoption is tedious for sure, but thankfully I'm one of those weird people who enjoys filling out forms.
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