--- title: Gladney Blog | Gladney Intern Blog (2) description: Gladney Intern Blog | Gladney Center for Adoption's Blog for adoption information, adoption stories, and information about the adoption process. (2) --- [![Gladney Center for Adoption](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/hubfs/Adoptionsbygladney_November2017/Images/gladney-logo.svg "Gladney Center for Adoption")](http://adoptionsbygladney.com) - [I'm Pregnant](https://gladneyadoption.com) - [I Want To Adopt](https://adoptionsbygladney.com/i-want-to-adopt) - [Post Adoption Support](https://adoptionsbygladney.com/post-adoption-support) - [About](https://adoptionsbygladney.com/about) - [Resources](https://adoptionsbygladney.com/resources) - [Contact](https://adoptionsbygladney.com/contact) - [I'm Pregnant](https://gladneyadoption.com) - [I Want To Adopt](https://adoptionsbygladney.com/i-want-to-adopt) - [Post Adoption Support](https://adoptionsbygladney.com/post-adoption-support) - [About](https://adoptionsbygladney.com/about) - [Resources](https://adoptionsbygladney.com/resources) - [Contact](https://adoptionsbygladney.com/contact) # Gladney Blog ## [Researching Ways to Improve Birth Parent Experiences](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/researching-ways-to-improve-birth-parent-experiences) Posted by [Gladney Intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/author/gladney-intern) on 2/25/18, 4:01 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/hubfs/Blog/laura-feghali-intern.jpg)](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/researching-ways-to-improve-birth-parent-experiences) Hi everyone! I’m Laura, and I am an intern in the Birth Parent Services department. One of my main roles at Gladney is to research ways to improve birth parent experiences through more readable documents and evaluation surveys. I get excited knowing the work I am doing is reducing barriers birth parents face as they create adoption plans. However, my sweetest times at Gladney have not been behind a computer screen, but have been in hospital rooms and out in the community loving on sweet birth families. Leading up to my internship, I prayed that I would get to hold a precious baby and on my first day here, I was blessed with the opportunity to carry and love on an adorable baby boy. It is amazing how a baby so tiny can hold such a big place in your heart. [Read More](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/researching-ways-to-improve-birth-parent-experiences) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/researching-ways-to-improve-birth-parent-experiences#comments-listing) Topics: [Gladney Intern Blog](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/gladney-intern-blog), [A Day in the Life of a Gladney Intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-gladney-intern) ## [Interning on the Domestic Adoption Side of Gladney](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/interning-domestic-adoption-gladney) Posted by [Gladney Intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/author/gladney-intern) on 2/18/18, 3:30 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/hubfs/Blog/marissa-hernandez-intern-910040-edited.jpg)](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/interning-domestic-adoption-gladney) Hi, my name is Marissa Hernandez. I am a senior at the [University of North Texas](https://www.unt.edu/) and I am gradating with a Bachelor in social work this spring of 2018! Like most people, I did not quite understand what adoption really was before Gladney. All I knew was that I wanted to help those in need to have a forever home. Therefore, my professor at North Texas linked me to Gladney and now I could not imagine doing my internship anywhere else. [Read More](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/interning-domestic-adoption-gladney) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/interning-domestic-adoption-gladney#comments-listing) Topics: [Gladney Intern Blog](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/gladney-intern-blog), [A Day in the Life of a Gladney Intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-gladney-intern), [Domestic Infant](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/domestic-infant) ## [Gladney Intern: Communications](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/gladney-intern-communications) Posted by [Gladney Intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/author/gladney-intern) on 8/18/17, 2:02 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/hubfs/Intern%20Photos%20for%20Blog/katie.jpg)](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/gladney-intern-communications) Hey, there! I’m Katie, a Communications Intern at Gladney Center for Adoption. During my internship, I have worked with my boss, Noah Rodgers, to help create film and media content for Gladney University and AdoptED. After spending three years working as a Social Media Ambassador for Emory University and one year working as an intern in Emory’s Film and Media Studies Department, I was so excited to use my film and media experience to serve the Gladney community. Luckily, I scored the hands-on film and media internship of my dreams! My boss gave me the opportunity to help build our film sets, film the live-streamed Gladney University events, and create social media content for Gladney University. I also created documents with ideas for social media content and a social media calendar to help us brainstorm seasonal and holiday-related content for Instagram and Facebook posts. While I had a blast making documents about emoji usage and hashtags, my favorite part about my internship was the reminder that everything I did at Gladney was an act of service—for a birthmother, a child, a family, or a member of our community. [Read More](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/gladney-intern-communications) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/gladney-intern-communications#comments-listing) Topics: [Gladney Intern Blog](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/gladney-intern-blog), [A Day in the Life of a Gladney Intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-gladney-intern) ## [The Last Day of My Internship at Gladney](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/the-last-day-of-my-internship-at-gladney) Posted by [Gladney Intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/author/gladney-intern) on 5/5/17, 12:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://dru-cdn.zipcar.com/sites/default/files/landing-pages/unttower_logo.png)](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/the-last-day-of-my-internship-at-gladney) Thank you, Gladney, for giving me the opportunity to pursue my passion each day through my internship at Gladney.  [Read More](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/the-last-day-of-my-internship-at-gladney) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/the-last-day-of-my-internship-at-gladney#comments-listing) Topics: [Gladney Intern Blog](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/gladney-intern-blog), [New Beginnings](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/new-beginnings) ## [Where to Begin As A Gladney Intern?](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/where-to-begin-as-gladney-intern) Posted by [Gladney Intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/author/gladney-intern) on 3/28/17, 11:41 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://dru-cdn.zipcar.com/sites/default/files/landing-pages/unttower_logo.png)](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/where-to-begin-as-gladney-intern) Hello all, [Read More](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/where-to-begin-as-gladney-intern) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/where-to-begin-as-gladney-intern#comments-listing) Topics: [Gladney Intern Blog](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/gladney-intern-blog) ## [How to Make the Most of Your Time as a Gladney Intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/how-to-make-the-most-of-gladney-intern) Posted by [Gladney Intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/author/gladney-intern) on 3/24/17, 10:51 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/hubfs/IAmGladney-AllStaff2.jpg)](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/how-to-make-the-most-of-gladney-intern) As a [Gladney intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/where-to-begin-as-gladney-intern) with the [Next Steps program](http://pregnancyhotline.org/our-services#next-steps) I came in wanting to know about all things Gladney as soon as I could learn. There are so many facets to Gladney that I quickly realized this would take time. I started this process by attending whatever trainings I was allowed. This included Domestic Orientation, Pathway’s, New Hire Orientation, and legal training. After attending these trainings I was able to put a lot more of the pieces together of the puzzle that is Gladney. While still many pieces were missing in the “1000” piece puzzle, I was determined to turn over all the pieces and see where they go.  When I created my learning contract at the beginning of the semester I took risks to make myself branch out, because if it is part of the contract, I have to complete it, right? As a high functioning introvert I knew it would take this to make me try new things and meet new people. Since I had to meet certain criteria on my contract, I began networking with people in different departments to shadow them for a time. This was fantastic. While it was a little anxiety producing, it brought out so much information about so many topics that I didn’t even realize. With Gladney being so large you may wonder how I did this. [Read More](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/how-to-make-the-most-of-gladney-intern) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/how-to-make-the-most-of-gladney-intern#comments-listing) Topics: [Gladney Intern Blog](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/gladney-intern-blog), [A Day in the Life of a Gladney Intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-gladney-intern) ## [Kiki! A New Beginnings Intern at Gladney!](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/kiki-a-new-beginnings-intern-at-gladney) Posted by [Gladney Intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/author/gladney-intern) on 2/21/17, 11:28 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://adoptionsbygladney.com/imager/uploads/galleries/405/06-Montgomery-Ashely_NB_Photo-3_345dc4e4b95248806bbc4d64021d79c4.jpg)](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/kiki-a-new-beginnings-intern-at-gladney) Hey Gladney friends and family! [Read More](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/kiki-a-new-beginnings-intern-at-gladney) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/kiki-a-new-beginnings-intern-at-gladney#comments-listing) Topics: [Gladney Intern Blog](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/gladney-intern-blog), [A Day in the Life of a Gladney Intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-gladney-intern), [New Beginnings](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/new-beginnings) ## [Learning About International Adoption from Colombia](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/learning-international-adoption-from-colombia) Posted by [Gladney Intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/author/gladney-intern) on 10/3/16, 11:56 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/hubfs/Blog/alex.jpg)](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/learning-international-adoption-from-colombia) Hi, my name is Alex and i'm learning the ropes of **[International Adoption from Colombia](http://adoptionsbygladney.com/i-want-to-adopt/international/colombia)**. I am a Senior at Texas Christian University (Go Frogs!) getting my undergrad degree in Social Work with a minor in Child Development. I fell in love with the idea of working in foster care and adoptions when my brother and sister-in-law decided to foster three children not too long ago. So far I have been able to see some exciting things here at Gladney and I am thrilled I get to share my experiences with you.  [Read More](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/learning-international-adoption-from-colombia) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/learning-international-adoption-from-colombia#comments-listing) Topics: [Colombia Adoption](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/colombia-adoption), [Gladney Intern Blog](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/gladney-intern-blog), [A Day in the Life of a Gladney Intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-gladney-intern) ## [Adoption Services Include Next Steps Program](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/adoption-services-next-steps) Posted by [Gladney Intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/author/gladney-intern) on 9/28/16, 11:45 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.untsystem.edu/sites/default/files/01_About/unt_356_png.png)](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/adoption-services-next-steps) My name is Mikayla Ollie and I have been an intern at Gladney for 3 weeks. I am interning from the University of North Texas while in my last semester of my degree for Human Development and Family Sciences. Before joining Gladney, my idea of my future career was a bit broad. I just wanted to help people. I wasn't sure how; I wasn't sure where; I wasn't sure of much. I spent most of my college career working HR for a *cut-throat, dog-eat-dog, 'high-end' retail company*. Although I enjoyed my HR job, I really didn't want to continue with that company. As I looked for internships in the HR field, nothing really fed my hunger to give back to the community. Then a miracle happened.... [Read More](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/adoption-services-next-steps) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/adoption-services-next-steps#comments-listing) Topics: [Gladney Intern Blog](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/gladney-intern-blog), [A Day in the Life of a Gladney Intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-gladney-intern), [Next Steps Program](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/next-steps-program) ## [Last Day As Colombia Gladney Intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/last-day-as-colombia-gladney-inter) Posted by [Gladney Intern](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/author/gladney-intern) on 7/30/13, 12:01 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/hubfs/download.png)](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/last-day-as-colombia-gladney-inter) It is with mixed emotions that I am finally saying goodbye to being the Colombia intern. I am so excited to learn about what else is out there, but I have become so comfortable and in love with [Colombian adoption](http://adoptionsbygladney.com/adoption/international/colombia). It's going to be hard to leave. Luckily, Beth and Angie are both on the service trip to Colombia this week, so I don't have any tasks piling up, which makes it *physically* easier to leave, but emotionally I really am going to miss working with the whole intercountry team. When I started this internship, I had NO idea what to expect. I didn't know much about adoption to begin with, and I knew even little about Colombia especially Colombian adoption. Now, I feel educated on so much regarding the whole process, and I feel like my Spanish has gotten a teeeeeennnyy, tiiinnnyyy, eeeensy, weeenssyy bit better. Thank you so much to everyone I've worked with; from Beth giving me my weekly list of to-dos and answering my numerous questions to Suzanne and Camille helping me figure out the oh-so-frustrating copy machine, I am so grateful for all of you, and I hope you know how much I appreciate you and admire the work y'all do for this wonderful place. I have learned so much from this experience and this organization as a whole, and I promise to carry everything I have learned here with me in my *future. Gladney truly has captured my heart.* [Read More](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/last-day-as-colombia-gladney-inter) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/last-day-as-colombia-gladney-inter#comments-listing) Topics: [Colombia Adoption](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/colombia-adoption), [Gladney Intern Blog](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/gladney-intern-blog) [Previous](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/tag/gladney-intern-blog/page/1) Adoption Programs: - [Domestic Infant Adoption](http://adoptionsbygladney.com/i-want-to-adopt/domestic-infant) - [Foster Adoption (New Beginnings Program)](http://adoptionsbygladney.com/i-want-to-adopt/foster-adoption) - [International Adoption](http://adoptionsbygladney.com/i-want-to-adopt/international) ### Subscribe to Email Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - 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