Today we are diving in to Part 3 on How To Make an Adoption Plan. Anna Abraham shares about what happens after placing the child for adoption.

In this episode, we talk to caseworker, Haleigh Shaeffer, as she walks along the adoption journey with women making an adoption plan for their child.

This episode marks Part I of “How to Make an Adoption Plan!” In this episode, we sit back down with Yvonne Muñoz, an Options Counselor at the Gladney Center for Adoption. She walks us through the moment someone decides to reach out for help when they find themselves in an unplanned pregnancy and what comes next should they decide to make an adoption plan for their child. Yvonne’s job is to talk with these parents in this brave and vulnerable moment of their journey and help them explore their options.

Yvonne Muñoz sits down with us and tells us how she found herself in an unplanned pregnancy as a teen and the journey she embarked on thereafter as a mother. It changed her whole world, but she tells us how she was still able to achieve the goals she had for herself, even as a young mother.

Have you ever wondered what the difference between adoption and foster care is? Or how does someone become adopted when they've been in foster care? Mark & Jennifer break down the process for us and tell us their story about adopting their son, Jonathan, from foster care in Texas. Lilly & Maddie join us at the end to share their experiences with virtual learning during the pandemic and some feedback on AdoptED's Virtual Classroom.

Introducing Career Day! A new recurring segment on ShiftED where we sit down with different people who are experts in their professions and talk through the ins and outs of their jobs and what education path led them to their career. First up, Mark Melson, President & CEO of the Gladney Center for Adoption. Mark talks with us about what it's like to run a non-profit organization!

We're talking with Noah Rodgers — AdoptED's content creator. He helps us understand why videos are literally everywhere we turn in the world, walks us through how videos get made and why content is so important for AdoptED and its lessons.

In this episode of ShiftED, we talk with the AdoptED educators about what the program looks like on the ground. Teaching our curriculum to high school students, changing their perspectives, why it works, and now creating a virtual version of our lessons to send all over the US!

In this episode of ShiftED, we talk with Jennifer Lanter, VP of Communications & Education at the Gladney Center for Adoption, and creator of AdoptED, about the history behind the program called AdoptED, how it started, and how it's transformed over the years.