All About Me

All About Me books honor children in care. They are a way to reiterate to every child who enters the foster care system that their story, perspective, culture and identity matter. Anchoring children in "the now" helps them to better process their past while embracing their future. ODHS Child Welfare has taken the bold and exciting step of adding All About Me books into procedure for all children experiencing care! ODHS is regularly training workers and caregivers in this creative tool that celebrates our state's children.

All About Me books are not meant to be fancy scrapbooks. They are simple, adaptable templates. Their value lies in the process of connecting with kids and giving them voice. Available in ORPARC's library!

If you are an adoptive or guardianship parent, or community partner, you are also encouraged and invited to bring All About Me books into your families and workplace. All About Me books help all of us to connect—or re-connect—with one another. Please reference our Life Story Work (with video!), Talking About Adoption, Foster Care & Other Hard Things, Talking About Race, and Transracial Parenting/Cultural Diversity pages for more resources.

Fun Resources

All About Me Books by Richard Rose & Berry Street
Life Story Work - ORPARC Resource page
Therapeutic Life Story Work International (TLSWi) with Richard Rose - adoptee, trainer & author in ORPARC's library
"Think Feel Do" Sensory Bears

Important Links

All About Me Guide by Richard Rose available in ORPARC's library
- La Guía Todo Sobre Mi (All About Me Guide) en español
All About Me Introduction by Oregon Department of Human Services
Choose from 50+ themed All About Me Templates available in ORPARC's library, including animals, sports, art, Legos, Superheroes, Disney and more. Or, order a blank template to create your own!
Customizable languages include Spanish, Russian, Czech, Amharic, Farsi, Tigrigna, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Korean, Cantonese/Mandarin, Hindi, Tamil, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Arabic, Japanese, Urdu, Chuukese, French, Italian, Somali and more, including special requests.
Templates are mailed or emailed straight to you from ORPARC's library.

HINT: All About Me books are not just for kids!

Trainings

If you are an ODHS worker interested in All About Me, contact your colleagues Allie Fahsholz or Francine Florendo!

Success Stories

Curious about "All About Me"?

Email AllAboutMe@nwresource.org with questions & queries! Or, send us your completed All About Me book to be color-printed bound and mailed straight to you.

Need Your "All About Me" Book Printed?

Email AllAboutMe@nwresource.org with your completed AAM book and mailing address. ORPARC staff will print & mail you the colorful, finished one-of-a-kind book! Sooo many template options to choose from in ORPARC's library.