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Online education resources for those seeking to adopt or foster, adoptive and foster parents, searchers, and adoption professionals includes formal online training and courses, as well as resources for offline education.

Adoption Awareness for Teachers

Teachers are challenged to develop sensitivity in the classroom, expanding their own awareness while encouraging their students to do the same. Resources for educators can be found in our communities, on the Web, and in books and tapes.... [more]

Adoption Search Lessons

This series of lessons will help those involved with adoption-related family search learn about basics and search tools, information and resources.... [more]

Adoption Videos: Documentaries/Educational

A selection of adoption documentaries and educational films on video, offering education for families, professionals, advocates, and lawmakers.... [more]

Family Education: Conspicuously Online

'Conspicuous Families' is just one of a growing number of quality online education resources for adopting, adoptive, and foster parents. Learn more about these learning opportunities and where to find online classes.... [more]

Pre-Adoption Parenting Classes: Are They Necessary?

Those adopting through the U.S. foster care system are required to take pre-adoption parenting classes, but many private agencies and attorneys don't require them. More and more classes are being offered, but do prospective adoptive parents really need to learn how to parent?... [more]

Adoption Learning Partners
This resource for online adoption education offers an excellent (and growing) selection of courses for adoptive families including "Conspicuous Families: Race, Culture & Adoption." Newer courses address the adoption tax credit and talking with children.

Adoption Road Map Family Preparation Course
From The Learning Center, this is an excellent course for future adoptive parents. It is an online version of an agency-taught or state adoption department adoption course. TLC is offered by the National Adoption Center. Cost: $100.

Education - Search & Reunion
This online class from Adoption Search & Counseling Consultants looks at a series of issues in our community. Articles are rotated periodically and deal with search, the birthparent experience, reunion, and others.

FosterParentTraining.com
Complete training course, except for hands-on certification and CPR requirements, for future foster and adoptive (in many states) parents. One year membership: $24 (reimbursable in many cases).

Foster Parent Training Online
The entire FosterParentscope Training program is presented in this award-winning Web site from Washington State. Adapted from the SUNY Fosterparentscope curriculum.

Institute for Adoption Education, Inc.
Providers and developers of educational projects, mainly targeted toward professionals and the media to better educate about all aspects of adoption.

MAPP Training
(Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting) Description of classes for those approaching adoption and foster parenting through their state public agencies.

Mentoring Moms
Educational presentations for adoptive parents of challenged children, with a focus on mild to moderate issues.

National Resource Center for Special Needs Adoption
Technical assistance, consultation, and training for public and private agencies. From Spaulding for Children.

Online Training for Foster Parents
A wonderful selection of online courses for foster parents covering topics from high needs babies to a range of disorders and challenges. Take the course(s) of your interest online and completion certificates are issued immediately. From Foster Parent Community.