COURSES
Our courses are designed to promote successful intercountry adoptions. Click on each course below to view the Table of Contents for each course.
Attachment and Bonding
Behavioral and Mental Disorders
Culture and Identity
Effects of Institutionalization
Effects of Stress in Early Life
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Malnutrition
Prenatal Exposure to Drugs and Maternal Smoking
Sensory Integration Disorder
Special Regional Considerations
Travel and Transition
Waiting Parents and Lifebooks
Learn how to plan an adoption lifebook. Written by Beth O'Malley. There is no charge to view this course nor will a certificate be issued.
NOTE: With the exception of the Lifebooks course, you can not access the courses from this page. You must first register and then login to access the course.
Cost For Pre-adoptive Families
The cost per individual or couple registering is $100. This fee includes all courses and quizzes, certificates showing successful completion of each course and any courses we should add in the future.
Cost For Adoption Professionals
The cost to register for an adoption professional is $200. This fee includes all courses and quizzes, certificates showing successful completion of each course and any courses we should add in the future.
Hours
The total time to complete the required courses is 10 hours. All courses except Special Regional Considerations take approximately 1 hour to complete. Special Regional Considerations takes approximately 1/2 hour to complete. This is an approximation; some students will complete it more quickly and others may feel the need to move at a slower pace.
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Certificate of Completion for each course
At the end of each course is a quiz. In order to receive your certificate of completion, you must take the entire quiz. Your certificate will be e-mailed to you and your agency will be notified when you have received your certificate.
Agency staff - please contact us if you are interested in a demo of the courses.
Prospective parents - please contact us if your agency is not listed and they referred you to our website.