This is a $20 course for adoptive and foster parents about providing a healthy environment to discuss emotional topics with LGBTQ+ youth. The curriculum covers topics including cultural sensitivity, mental health, and LGBTQ+ community issues.
The TTI serves people who want to better understand and be more affirming of transgender and non-binary people. This organization is made up of transgender and non-binary educators who “facilitate professional development and personal growth trainings.” They provide tailored training, webinars, and classes for individuals.
This resource is from the Children’s Aid Society of Alabama and offers several adoption trainings. Trainings cover domestic adoption, international adoption, medical courses, and more.
This Christian adoption agency offers curriculum designed to help families prepare for the placement and care of a child. They also offer courses for post-adoption life, webinars, and individual training appointments.
This is a Christian organization that offers programs including Post-Adoption Coaching & Education (PACE) and Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI). Both programs help parents better understand their children. Holt also provides resources about racial and adoptee identity, birth parents, privilege, and international adoption.
A brief article regarding different types of adoption training for prospective and adoptive parents. There’s also a list of trainings that are required or useful for parents researching child development.
The ASA offers a beginner’s adoption course designed for prospective adoptive families. The class discusses various aspects of adoption, including logistical challenges, managing grief and trauma, birth family relationships, and more. The ASA also offers specialized classes for transracial and intercountry adoptions.
This program is designed to provide prospective adoptive parents with strong foundational knowledge for caring for their adopted child. It’s a 15-week, asynchronous course covering the legal, social, and emotional aspects of adoption. It fulfills the legal requirements for adoption education in British Columbia.
A webinar library that covers countless topics: post adoption, school based support for adoptees, Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA), LGBTQ competency for adoption professionals, and financing adoption. It has on-demand webinars designed to meet the needs of today’s adoption professionals and offer supportive education to adoptive families.
Held through the National Council for Adoption, this 10-hour course fulfills the training requirements of countries that are party to the Hague Adoption Convention. It provides foundational knowledge for prospective parents pursuing intercountry adoption.
