Evaluating Risk Factors in Domestic Adoption

Evaluating Risk Factors
in Domestic Infant Adoption

What are the common risk factors when adopting a baby in the US and how can adoptive parents evaluate these risks when considering an adoption match? In this course we will cover the risk factor parents should think about when considering adopting a baby. The instructors will be Dr. Lindsay Terrell and James Fletcher Thompson. Dr. Terrell is a pediatrician at Duke University Medical Center and an Assistant Professor in their Department of Pediatrics. She is the clinical director of Duke’s Foster Care Clinic. She and her husband are also licensed foster parents.

James Fletcher Thompson is a South Carolina attorney with extensive experience in adoption. He is a frequent lecturer throughout the country on adoption and child welfare issues, and he is the author of a book published by the South Carolina Bar entitled South Carolina Adoption Law and Practice.

This course covers the following learning objectives:

Identify three common risk factors in domestic infant adoption.
List three significant legal risks for adoptive parents to be aware of.
List three risks to a pregnancy that does not receive prenatal care.

Outline for Evaluating Risk Factors in Domestic Adoption.pdf

*This course includes a 1-hour conversational audio lesson, a 10-question quiz, and a certificate of completion with the successful completion of the quiz at 80%.

Your course will remain active for 180 days from purchase date.

$20.00

Evaluating Risk Factors in Domestic Infant Adoption

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This course is included in the following state packages.

See links for how it aligns with each state's regulatory requirements.

Illinois Domestic Infant Adoption	Important Information for agencies on Illinois Adoption Requirements.
Louisiana Domestic Infant Adoption	Important Information for agencies on Louisiana Adoption Requirements.
Nebraska Domestic Infant Adoption	Important Information for agencies on Nebraska Adoption Requirements.
Packages for Oregon Domestic Adoption	Important Information for agencies on Oregon Adoption Requirements.
Virginia Domestic Adoption	Important information for agencies on Virginia's core competencies.
Packages for Washington Domestic Adoption	Important Information for agencies on Washington Adoption Requirements.

For information specific to your state, go to the Child Welfare Information Gateway State Search site to find information on each state's requirements on background checks, consent to adoption, home study requirements, post-adoption contact agreements, adoption expense regulations, use of advertising, and who may adopt or place a child for adoption.