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Did You Know?
Nearly half of all Americans surveyed believe children in foster care are there because of juvenile delinquency. In reality, the vast majority of children enter the foster care system through no fault of their own. (National Foster Care Adoption Attitudes Survey)
Hague Package
This package includes 5 courses for a total of 10 credit hours of training on topics required for international adoption by the Hague Convention.
- Convenient, all in one package
- Aligned with Hague requirements
- 10 credit hours
- 17% discount vs. list price per course
This package contains the following products:
- The Journey Of Attachment
Attachment is an essential component of any healthy, happy family. Adoption, however, may present challenges to the attachment process. Designed for both first time adoptive parents and parents struggling with attachment issues with their adopted child, this course provides practical tips on how to form and sustain this important bond.
- Conspicuous Families
Adopting a child of a different race or ethnicity presents challenges families may not expect. Share in the wisdom and collective experiences of adopted persons and adoptive parents with transracial families and learn new skills for responding to insensitive comments as well as strategies for expanding the diversity in your life.
- Finding the Missing Pieces
It is natural for adopted children to grieve the life and family they never knew, no matter how old they were when adopted, how open the adoption or how happy their life with the adoptive family. This course will help adoptive parents recognize the signs of grief at different developmental stages, identify situations that may trigger grief and develop strategies to help children grieve.
- Medical Issues in International Adoption
This course provides an overview of the common medical issues, health risks and specific conditions internationally adopted children may face. Become familiar with the medical and developmental effects of orphanage or foster care as well as the role of professionals in assessing health.
- Adopting the Older Child
Adopting an older child presents a unique set of joy and challenges. From knowing what kind of information is important to have to anticipating potential stumbling blocks to a smooth transition, this course serves as a guide to anyone considering adopting a child older than an infant (whether internationally or from the US public welfare system).
Note
Once the package is purchased, each individual course will appear in your account. Courses can be taken in any order.
After successfully completing a course and its end of course evaluation, or post test, you'll be eligible
for a Certificate of Completion for that unique course.
Individual courses can't be refunded nor other courses substituted.
Recorded Webinar
Black Child-White Parent
In this webinar, The Cradle’s Our Children initiative brings together a panel to share share how listening to the news about racial tension in America today affects them as a parent of a Black child.
We discuss how White parents’ privilege can extend to their child when they are together, but when alone, the privilege is gone for their child. We talk about what parents are doing to connect to their child’s culture and community and if they have significant relationships with adults within their child’s racial/ethnic groups. Finally, how parents respond to people who say “race is a non-issue”, “we don’t see color in this house” or “race doesn’t matter and all you need is love”.
Free Video
Dr. Dana Johnson, renowned international adoption physician, discusses what factors contribute to nutritional deficiencies in internationally adopted children.
Free Download
An adoption and school handout to give to other parents at your child's school or to send home with classmates after an adoption presentation.
