A collaborative effort by Heino and Jean Erichsen produces articles, books, and curriculums for prospective parents and adoption professionals alike. The couple has touched the lives of nearly three thousand children directly, by visiting them in institutions abroad and preparing their prospective adoptive parents to successfully adopt and raise them. Thousands more have been touched through the Erichsen’s books, articles, and personal guidance.

Newly published! Inside the Adoption Agency: Understanding Intercountry Adoption in the Era of the Hague Convention. For the press release please Click here.

INSIDE THE ADOPTION AGENCY: Understanding Intercountry Adoption In The Era Of The Hague Convention

This is the first book to provide a glimpse inside the world of international adoption and explain The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption.

SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN, EXCEPTIONAL PARENTS: Their Personal Stories

A two hour curriculum to supplement the The Intercountry Adoption Journey from the National Council for Adoption. This is a distance-learning course compliant with the Hague Convention for the Protection on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption.

THE RELUCTANT WARRIOR: German POW Finds Peace in Texas

Heino Erichsen invites us to walk with him as he looks back upon his childhood in Nazi Germany, his surrender as an 18-year–old private with the German Afrika Korps, his survival in POW camps in America, and his return to his broken country. His journey takes an unexpected twist when the former POW returns to the U.S. to begin a new life.

BUTTERFLIES IN THE WIND: The Truth About Latin American Adoption

The book chronicles not only the adoption of the Erichsens’ three children abroad, but follows each of their children (including their biological son) into young adulthood. It vividly depicts the difficulties and rewards in raising teenagers in a cross-cultural, transracial home.

HOW TO ADOPT INTERNATIONALLY: A Guide for Agency-Directed and Independent Adoptions

Called “the bible” on the subject, this book continues to grow in value as more adoptive parents find adoption sources on their own. The book is organized around 23 easy-to-follow steps, and includes detailed coverage of every aspect of the process, including organizing a home study and fulfilling state requirements, as well as choosing a country to adopt from, working through immigration, and traveling abroad to meet your child.