Domestic Adoption Program
Required Educational Workshops
-How Adoption Affects the Triad: Adoptee,
Adoptive Family and Birth Family (4 hours)
-Lifebooks: A Tool in Developing Your Adopted
Child’s Positive Self-Esteem and Identity
(2.5 hours)
-Raising Adopted Children and Talking About Adoption with Your Children, Family and Friends
(3 hours)
- Infant Care, Bonding, and Attachment (3 hours)
- Unique Needs of the Adopted Child (3 hours)
- Health Risks During Pregnancy and Their Effects on Infants and Children (2.5 hours)
Recommended (Optional) Educational Workshops
- Blended Families (2 hours)
- Through the Journey (4 hours)
| International Adoption Program
Required Educational Workshops
-All Day Conference (8 hours)
- Grief and Loss
- Adoptive Family/Adult Adoptee Discussion Panel
- Race and Adoption
- Attachment and Bonding
-Post Adoption (2 hours)
-Advice and Expertise from a Medical Perspective (3 hours)
Recommended (Optional) Educational Workshop
- Blended Families (2 hours)
-International Travel: What to Expect (2 hours)
-Lifebooks: A Tool in Developing Your Adopted Child’s Positive Self-Esteem and Identity (2.5 hours)
-Raising Adopted Children and Talking About
Adoption with Your Children, Family and Friends
(3 hours)
-Unique Needs of the Adopted Child (3 hours)
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