What exactly is an adoption coordinator? And how does someone become one?

Question

What exactly is an adoption coordinator? And how does someone become one?

Answer 1

I'm very hesitant about the term "adoption coordinator."  In itself, it doesn't require any specific licensing or training or education in working with adoption or crisis pregnancies.  

If you are thinking about working with adoption, I'd recommend getting an MSW degree (Masters of Social Work).  If it were me, as a PAP or a woman considering adoption placement for a child, I would be very hesitant in working with someone without an advanced degree and more importantly, a license that could be verified with some state governing board.

Answer 2

Sounds to me like a person who's job is to convince young pregnant women that they're not good enough to be a mother and need to give their child to strangers.  How do you become one?  Well, you could start off by selling your soul to the devil.  That would look fabulous on your resume.

Answer 3

Its sounds like the job of those people that go around hunting down vulnerable girls to beef up the supply of children for buyers. Search the internet and read about how many are being lynched in central america for corruption/kidnapping.

Answer 4

I don't know about that specific job, but I know the people that worked in our agency were mostly trained as social workers. I can't remember what titles they used. The woman doing our post placement visits was an adult adoptee, training in social work to work in adoption. Many of the other people in our agency were also adoptive parents. Agency work doesn't pay well, so you have to love what you're doing.

I get kind of annoyed her sometimes because people are so negative about adoption agencies. Maybe I'm naive, but I think there are good agencies, and good people working at them. I know there are bad ones too, but it seems her they are all painted with one brush. I feel that the people I worked with were extremely ethical and professional.

I would talk to someone at an adoption agency, and also check schools in your area which have programs in social work.