Building Families Through Adoption: Self-study course
Building families through adoption aims to prepare potential adoptive parents for the realities adoption. All potential adoptive parents are welcome but it is particularly valuable for persons wanting to adopt from Alaska’s foster care system.
This course covers adoption expectations, birth parents, talking to children about adoption, understanding grief and loss, attachment, and trauma.
In addition to this self-study course, ACRF also offers the “Building Families Through Adoption” course through a live webinar! Check out our calendar for upcoming live classes.
Please register for this self-study course: if you are seeking training credit for completing this course, you must sign up first using our registration form.
Please aim to complete this course in five (5) weeks. Plan to set aside one day each week to watch a session and complete the accompanying questionnaire.
Session one: Beginning connections
Session one handouts
Additional videos for this session (please watch these along with the training video linked below under “Take the training”).
Session two: Exploring grief and loss in adoption
Session two handouts
- Handout 1, PowerPoint
- Handout 2, Moving in foster care
- Handout 3, Seven essential skills for grief
- Handout 4, Activities to help children grieve
Additional videos for this session (please watch these along with the training video linked below under “Take the training”).
Session three: Telling the story
Session three handouts
Additional videos for this session (please watch these along with the training video linked below under “Take the training”).
Session five: Trauma informed, adoption competent parenting
Session five handouts
Final assignment
To complete your Building families through adoption course, please complete the check-in form to connect with an ACRF adoption specialists to discuss the training.
Building Families Through Adoption: Self-study course
Building families through adoption aims to prepare potential adoptive parents for the realities adoption. All potential adoptive parents are welcome but it is particularly valuable for persons wanting to adopt from Alaska’s foster care system.
This course covers adoption expectations, birth parents, talking to children about adoption, understanding grief and loss, attachment, and trauma.
In addition to this self-study course, ACRF also offers the “Building Families Through Adoption” course through a live webinar! Check out our calendar for upcoming live classes.
Please register for this self-study course: if you are seeking training credit for completing this course, you must sign up first using our registration form.
Please aim to complete this course in five (5) weeks. Plan to set aside one day each week to watch a session and complete the accompanying questionnaire.
Session one: Beginning connections
Session one handouts
Additional videos for this session (please watch these along with the training video linked below under “Take the training”).
Session two: Exploring grief and loss in adoption
Session two handouts
- Handout 1, PowerPoint
- Handout 2, Moving in foster care
- Handout 3, Seven essential skills for grief
- Handout 4, Activities to help children grieve
Additional videos for this session (please watch these along with the training video linked below under “Take the training”).
Session three: Telling the story
Session three handouts
Additional videos for this session (please watch these along with the training video linked below under “Take the training”).
Session five: Trauma informed, adoption competent parenting
Session five handouts
Final assignment
To complete your Building families through adoption course, please complete the check-in form to connect with an ACRF adoption specialists to discuss the training.
