Parent Preparation Seminar I – this five and a half hour seminar provides adopting parents with information about adoption and infant care: coping with the wait; transracial placement; setting up support for the baby’s arrival; relationship with the birth parents; bonding, attachment and entitlement; marital stress during the transition to parenthood; and preparing siblings for the baby.
Parent Preparation Seminar 2 – this two and a half hour seminar focuses on the adjustment to parenthood and infant care. Topics include parents’ adjustment; reactions of family, friends and strangers, especially in transracial adoption; importance of support (especially for single parents); attachment, bonding and entitlement; helping a baby learn to self calm, child care issues; and safety proofing the home. Since this seminar is for after you adopt, please show proof of registration to your social worker during the home study.
Conspicuous Parenting Seminar - this seminar educates prospective adoptive parents about the important issues involved in transracial adoption. Children adopted from Asia, India, Latin America and the Middle East also face the same racial dilemmas within their Anglo families, as do children with African heritage.
Your social worker will provide more details during your first visit.
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International Adoption
New U.S. rules about international adoption require that families complete ten (10) hours of training. The Center for Adoptive Families (CAF), a program of Adoptions Together, offers seminars for
families who will be adopting internationally.
Before the home study is conducted, families should verify that they meet the basic requirements of the country from which they wish to adopt by checking the country requirements on the State Department Web Site . If the country is not listed on the State Department website, you should check with your placement agency or attorney to ensure that you meet the requirements of the country for international adoption. Families are encouraged to discuss these requirements with their home study social worker during the first home study visit.
International Adoption Preparation 1 - This half-day seminar explores the socio-cultural realities of adopting a child from another country, practical strategies for your household both before and after your child arrives, and the essential building blocks of healthy attachment.
International Adoption Preparation 2:(region specific)- This full-day seminar will provide detailed information about issues common to children living in orphanages or foster homes in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin American.
Conspicuous Parenting Seminar - this seminar educates prospective adoptive parents about the important issues involved in transracial adoption. Children adopted from Asia, India, Latin America and the Middle East also face the same racial dilemmas within their Anglo families, as do children with African heritage.
Parenting the Later Placed Child Seminar - This half-day seminar focuses on techniques and strategies.
Your social worker will provide more details during your first visit.
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