James L. Gritter
A certified social worker and member of the American Adoption Congress, Jim
Gritter has worked with adoption issues for over twenty years and is
currently a Child Welfare Supervisor for Catholic Human Services in
Michigan. As an experienced expert in the field, Mr. Gritter has hosted and
presented at numerous conferences, as well as making television appearances
on various broadcasts such as 20/20, CBS Nightwatch, and the Home Show. He
has also contributed to video productions concerning adoption, and written
manuals, articles, and other material on the subject. He is currently
working on Thinking About Open Adoption and A Day by Day Book for Open
Adoption Birthparents, and is looking forward to the publication of his
latest work, Lifegivers: Framing the Birthparent Experience in Open
Adoption, which will be released in the Fall of 1999. In 1997 Mr. Gritter
was honored with the Baran and Pannor Award for Outstanding Contributions in
Open Adoption, in acknowledgment of his extensive work and dedication in
support of this area of adoption practice.
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