Birth Mother Matters Adoption Podcast 87: Pressure on Adoption Worker's Family

Podcast 88: The Pressure on Family Members When Working in the Adoption World

Working in the adoption world is an emotional rollercoaster, time becomes no longer your own, beliefs become rock solid resolute, and you want your loved ones to embrace your passion with the fierce velocity you do.  This all-consuming career choice can have positive and negative effects; sometimes even when things are explained on the forefront of your career they are hard to conceptualize.   The connection made between case workers and birth mothers and adoptive families is unparallel. 

Often times questions asked are:

1. What do your kids think?
2. Does your spouse have any issues with the hours/mental/toll
3. Interruption of family time and important events
4. Projection of belief system
5. Dinner table discussions
6. Travel
7. Family Image
8. Children’s image of adoption
9. What if kids’ opinions differ

When adoption social work burnout begins what does it look like to the family?  How does it affect them?

When is too much – too much?

The benefits of having a family member who works in the adoption field?