Training options
Choose the training format that works for you.
Prefer to learn with others or go at your own pace? You’ve got options.
Join a live webinar: Check out our calendar for upcoming live classes.
Take the course on your own time: Start the self-study course for “Building Families Through Adoption.”
Handouts
Below you will find handouts, links, and resources for the Building Families Through Adoption virtual class. Pre-registration requested.
Questions or need to register for the course? Contact us.
Session one: Beginning connections
Videos used in this session
Session two: Exploring grief and loss in adoption
- Handout 1, PowerPoint
- Handout 2, Moving in foster care
- Handout 3, Seven essential skills for grief
- Handout 4, Activities to help children grieve
Videos used in this session
Session three: Telling the story
Videos used in this session
Session four: Identity in adoption
- Handout 1, PowerPoint
- Handout 2, Foster care and adoption friendly children’s books
- Handout 3, Talking truthfully about adoption
- Alaska Native Resources and ICWA
Session five: Trauma informed, adoption competent parenting
- Handout 1, PowerPoint
- Handout 2, Reframing Behavior Problems as Survival Behaviors
- Handout 3, Life value scripts
- Handout 4, TBRI Resources
Evaluation
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Training evaluation formLife books
Life books are created to help children tell their stories. It is a tool used in adoption and fostering care; it allows the child to confirm their existence visually.
