The Adoption Profile is one of the most important parts of the domestic adoption process! Why? Because it is typically how you are chosen by an expectant mom, or expectant parents, choosing adoption for their child. It can be difficult for expectant parents to interview or speak with numerous prospective adoptive families when making this decision, but still want to make the right choice for their child. So adoption profiles typically tell a prospective adoptive family’s story in a scrapbook-type manner, allowing expectant families to consider many different families more quickly as they make an adoption plan.
Adoption profiles can come in different formats, but typically are magazine style booklets that are between 8-16 pages. They are usually available in a printed format, or an e-Profile (typically a PDF), and sometimes in a website format. Different professionals will use different styles to show to the expectant families they are working with when they are ready to choose a family for their child. Purl typically recommends families have at minimum a printed book and an eProfile, but may create other shorter form outreach materials to reach more people in their adoption journey less expensively. But you’ll need to check with the adoption agency or attorney that you are working with to ensure they don’t have any specific requirements for their family profiles. Purl uses a The Adoption Profile is one of the most important parts of the domestic adoption process! Why? Because it is typically how you are chosen by an expectant mom, or expectant parents, choosing adoption for their child. It can be difficult for expectant parents to interview or speak with numerous prospective adoptive families when making this decision, but still want to make the right choice for their child. So adoption profiles typically tell a prospective adoptive family’s story in a scrapbook-type manner, allowing expectant families to consider many different families more quickly as they make an adoption plan.
