FCC's Board of Directors
Anna Getzinger -
President
James Holmes - Treasurer
Martha Merry - Secretary
Board Members:
Ken Wilson
Dave Dunaway
Al Jones
Katy Ledford
Margaret Taylor
Dennis Trotter
Dan Walton
Adoption Services in Augusta, Georgia
Family Counseling Center Adoption Services
The Family Counseling Center, located in Augusta, GA., is prepared to support you and your family through the entire process of adoption, from aiding you in determining the qualities of a child that will best fit your family to providing post-placement visits and family therapy to aid in the adjustment of your growing and changing family. We are determined to accurately reflect your personality, values, and aspirations for your family in your home study report. This enables child placing agencies to find the child that is the best fit for you. Lastly, the homestudy process will aid you in exploring the feelings that you and your adopted child may experience after placement.
As a social work agency we are dedicated to assisting you in identifying local adoption resources that are available to address a variety of present and future issues. For example: linking families to adoptive family support groups, finding a child placing or adoption agency, connecting your child with cultural organizations with others of similar ethnic backgrounds, referral to developmental pediatricians who can aid you in identifying issues prior to adoption placement, as well as other resources integral to meeting the needs of your family. FCC conducts adoption post-placement visits and is experienced at providing counseling, if needed, to aid in the adjustment of your growing and changing family.
In conclusion, the home study itself assesses that a person's physical, emotional, and financial capablity of being an adoptive parent. The process of preparing a homestudy enables a prospective adoptive family to consider and anticipate many of the issues and aspects surrounding expanding their family through adoption. It is also designed to prepare adoptive parents for the rewarding but challenging road ahead.
Congratulations on your decision to adopt. Please do not hesitate to call Family Counseling Centea, Augusta, Georgia, if you have more questions.
The Family Counseling Center is a private, non-profit, non-sectarian agency. FCC provides professional counseling services to residents of the area of Augusta, Georgia regardless of religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, or disability.
"Sessions have been beneficial and insightful."
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