Mary Martin Mason
Biography
Mary Martin Mason grew up in an open adoption as is her 17-year-old son. She often addresses national audiences on issues of adoption including the open adoption. The author of Designing Rituals of Adoption and Out of the Shadows, Birth Fathers Stories, she is the Adoption Clearinghouse Coordinator for MARN (Minnesota Adoption Support and Preservation - MN ASAP) and editor of the N ASAP Family Voices newsletter. E-mail: mmason@mnadopt.org http://www.mnasap.org
Articles
Preparing the Sibling-In-Waiting Before Adoption Occurs
Heidi Weitzman, an adoption social worker in Children's Home Society's Minnesota Waiting Child Program, says, " Because of the nature of our work, a lot of us tend to focus on the newly adopted... [more]
When Two and Two Make Six: Making the Adoption Transition
Five months ago, Vicki and Wayne began the process of adopting Mizelle(11) and Carmella (10), who joined Willeona(14), and Ramone (13) whom they had adopted a year ago. Everyone agrees that mixing... [more]
