About Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW Expertise I can answer questions about the homestudy process, training, foster parent adoptions, traditional, treatment and kinship foster care to adoption matters, and adoption and infertility issues. I am also well versed in general legal matters that come up in adoption.
Experience I have 15 years of foster care and adoption experience as a clinical social worker. I have held many position in this arena including social worker, foster care and adoption trainer and homestudy coordinator, program supervisor and program director.
I also have experiences with adoption in my personal life, as I have two adopted siblings and many foster siblings that I have kept in touch with over the years. I am passionate about this topic.
Organizations National Association of Social Workers,
Kayla's Village - Advisory Committee member - a local organization that supports foster parents, adoptive parents and child welfare professionals through training, support groups and social events.
Publications None, but I presented at a National Treatment Foster Care Conference in 2002.
Education/Credentials I hold a Bachelor of Social Work from Howard University and a Master of Science in Social Work from Columbia University.
Awards and Honors Employee of the Year 2001 -Pressley Ridge
Past/Present Clients I have a small private practice and consulting business.
Are there scholarship programs for adopted kids. We adopted a sibling group of 4 through Mn waiting child and exploring opportunites to assist with college costs. Thanks for any idaes you may be able to share.
Rich
Answer Hello Rich,
Yes, there are many national and state run scholarship programs for adopted children.
The best source of information I have for this and numerous other adoption related issues is the Child Welfare Information Gateway. Here is a link to their website:
www.childwelfare.gov
Type in adoption/college scholarships in their search textbox and it provides several links to scholarship opportunities.
