DNA Testing Part 2: What To Do When You Find Out Unexpected Information

By KC Craig, LICSW | December 19, 2018

How can adoptees and their families deal with unexpected DNA test results? This second blog in BPAR’s series provides tips on how to manage new information about your biological family you might receive from DNA test kits and some questions to ask yourself.

Book Review: ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW

By Erin Weaver, Clinical Intern | November 5, 2018

Author Nicole Chung meets the team from BPAR

Nicole Chung’s touching new memoir, ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW, was published in October to rave reviews. With candor and insight, Chung details how her story as a transracial Korean adoptee has influenced and affected the past thirty years of her life.

Spotlight on BPAR’s Adult Adoptee Support Group Leaders

By Erica Kramer, MSW | October 16, 2018

BPAR now has three support groups for adult adoptees. Lisa and Maya, our adult group leaders, explain more about their groups, why they feel they are such a powerful therapeutic tool, and what has led them to group work.

Three Identical Strangers

By Erica Kramer, MSW | July 26, 2018

The new documentary THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS addresses the lasting and far-reaching impact of early adoption decisions with disquieting detail. Here’s our perspective at BPAR.

Book Review: A CHANCE IN THE WORLD

By Kelly DiBenedetto, LMHC, ATR | May 29, 2018

A CHANCE IN THE WORLD, the incredibly powerful story of author Steve Pemberton’s youth in the foster care system, highlights the power of the human spirit to overcome adversity and persist to make dreams a reality.