Intro to Adoption Competency for Mental Health Professionals

Course Description

Adoptive families—especially those who adopt children from foster care—often need extra support. Many children who have been adopted, or placed in kinship or guardian homes, have special physical, mental health, and developmental needs resulting from past trauma, drug and alcohol exposure, and multiple and unexplained separations and losses.

Learning Objectives

1. Identify 5 characteristics of adoption competent mental health professionals.

2. Identify the 7 core issues in adoption and how to incorporate them into services provided.

3. Recognize behavior and mental health issues that are impacted by time in care and prenatal exposure to substances.

4. Learn at least 2 clinical skills in developing a therapeutic relationship that are consistent with providing adoption competent therapy.

Cost

$249.00

Registrants canceling up to 72 hours before the workshop will receive a tuition refund less a $50.00 administrative fee. No refund for less than 72 hours cancellation. A $25.00 service charge applies to each returned check.

Target Audience

This course is designed for providers (including parent mentors, school personnel, community support workers, pastoral counselors, and mental health workers) who are seeking more education and skills training in working with adoptive, kinship, or guardianship clients and their families.

Certificates

Course Completion certificates will be awarded at the end of the course in exchange for a completed evaluation form.

Course meets the qualifications for 6 hours of continuing education credit for LMFT’s, LCSW’s, LPCC’s and LEP’s as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Haley Sadler M.A., LMFT (Provider #138044) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFT’s, LCSW's, LPCC’s and LEP’s. Haley Sadler M.A., LMFT maintains responsibility for the program and all its content.

Accommodations & Grievances

To request accommodations for special needs, to obtain the grievance policy or report a grievance please email

haleysadler.mft@gmail.com