Louisiana Adoption Requirements
§7315 Foster and Adoptive Certification
The State of Louisiana does not accredit courses used for compliance for §7315(P)(2) Foster and Adoptive Certification required by the State of Louisiana used for pre-service training to be provided to adoptive families; therefore, Creating a Family does not warrant or guarantee that the State of Louisiana will accept our courses as evidence of compliance with these training requirements. We have done our best to create courses that we believe will prepare parents and staff for domestic, intercountry, and foster care adoption as required by the State of Louisiana. If you have been told to include training on other requirements for your adoptions, please contact us, and we can suggest additional courses to cover those content topics.
For your convenience only, we have included the content topics that we believe our courses can be used to achieve at least partial compliance with the requirements; however, adoption service providers must decide for themselves. Our inclusion of these content topics implies that we believe that the course addresses some of the topics in the specified regulatory section and does not imply that the course can fulfill that regulation.
For information specific to Oregon, go to the Child Welfare Information Gateway State Search site to find information on the Oregon 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.
Louisiana Domestic Infant Adoption Package includes:
- Introduction to Domestic Infant Adoption
- Evaluating Risk Factors in Domestic Adoption
- Introduction to Prenatal Substance Exposure
- Legal Process of Domestic Adoption: What You Need to Know Before You Adopt
- What You Need to Know About Open Adoption When You're Thinking About Adoption
- Should You Consider Adopting a Child of a Different Race or Ethnicity?
- How Do Transracial Adoptees Develop a Racial Identity?
- Basic Baby Care
- 7 Core Issues in Adoption & Foster Care
- Introduction to Attachment
- Talking with Kids About Adoption at Different Ages
- Transitioning Home as a Newly Adoptive Parent
- Adoption Disruptions/Dissolutions - How to Prevent and When to Accept
- Practical Tips for Disciplining While Maintaining Attachment
| Requirements §7315(P)(2) |
Louisiana Domestic Infant Package |
|---|---|
| (b) realities of children available for adoption; | Introduction to Domestic Infant Adoption Evaluating Risk Factors in Domestic Adoption |
(c) long term impacts of prenatal substance abuse exposure; |
Evaluating Risk Factors in Domestic Adoption Introduction to Prenatal Substance Exposure |
(d) impact of the lack of pre-natal care on infants/children available for placement; |
Evaluating Risk Factors in Domestic Adoption |
| (e) impact of stress on pre-natal environments; | Evaluating Risk Factors in Domestic Adoption |
| (g) the stages of grief to include identification of behaviors linked to each stage; | 7 Core Issues in Adoption & Foster Care |
| (h) long-term effect of separation and loss on a child; |
7 Core Issues of Adoption & Foster Care |
| (j) the importance of attachment on a child's growth and development to include bonding issues | Introduction to Attachment |
| (k) development and maintenance of a healthy attachment between the child and foster/adoptive parent; | Introduction to Attachment Practical Tips for Disciplining While Maintaining Attachment |
| (l) cultural awareness; | Should You Consider Adopting a Child of a Different Race or Ethnicity |
| (m) reasons children enter care; | Introduction to Domestic Infant Adoption Evaluating Risk Factors in Domestic Infant Adoption |
| (n) the placement decision process; | Introduction to Domestic Infant Adoption Evaluating Risk Factors in Domestic Infant Adoption |
| (o) changes that may occur in the home if a placement occurs; | Transitioning Home as a Newly Adoptive Family |
| (p) family adjustment; | Transitioning Home as a Newly Adoptive Family |
| (q) identity issues; | Should You Consider Adopting a Child of a Different Race or Ethnicity? How Do Transracial Adoptees Develop a Racial Identity? |
| (r) trauma; | 7 Core Issues in Adoption & Foster Care |
| (s) types of abuse and neglect (physical, sexual, emotional); | Evaluating Risk Factors in Domestic Adoption 7 Core Issues in Adoption & Foster Care |
| (t) developmental milestones; | Basic Baby Care |
| (v) rights and responsibilities of foster/adoptive parents; | Introduction to Domestic Infant Adoption Legal Process of Domestic Adoption |
| (w) placement or adoption disruption; | Adoption Disruptions/Dissolutions |
| (x) behavior management | Practical Tips for Disciplining While Maintaining Attachment |
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§7315(P)(5) Prior to certification, the child-placing agency shall discuss options with adoptive parents on how to discuss adoption with the child. Documentation shall include the adoptive parent’s signature and date. |
Talking with Kids About Adoption at Different Ages |
Louisiana Hague International Adoption Package includes:
- Introduction to International Adoption
- Evaluating Risk Factors in International Adoption
- Typical Behaviors of Children Adopted Internationally
- Introduction to Prenatal Substance Exposure
- Health, Emotional, and Developmental Issues Common to Children Adopted Internationally
- Transitioning Home as a Newly Adoptive Family
- Common Special Needs in International Adoption
- Parenting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma
- Should You Consider Adopting a Child of a Different Race or Ethnicity
- Helping Internationally Adopted Children Develop a Healthy Cultural and Racial Identity
- Helping Children Heal from Sexual Abuse
- Introduction to Attachment
- Talking with Kids about Adoption at Different Ages
- Adoption Disruptions/Dissolutions
| Requirements §7315(P)(2) |
Louisiana Hague International Package |
|---|---|
| (b) realities of children available for adoption; | Introduction to International Adoption Evaluating Risk Factors in International Adoption |
(c) long term impacts of prenatal substance abuse exposure; |
Evaluating Risk Factors in International Adoption Introduction to Prenatal Substance Exposure |
(d) impact of the lack of pre-natal care on infants/children available for placement; |
Evaluating Risk Factors in International Adoption |
| (e) impact of stress on pre-natal environments; | Evaluating Risk Factors in International Adoption |
| (g) the stages of grief to include identification of behaviors linked to each stage; | Parenting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma |
| (h) long-term effect of separation and loss on a child; | Parenting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma |
| (j) the importance of attachment on a child's growth and development to include bonding issues | Introduction to Attachment |
| (k) development and maintenance of a healthy attachment between the child and foster/adoptive parent; | Introduction to Attachment |
| (l) cultural awareness; | Should You Consider Adopting a Child of a Different Race or Ethnicity |
| (m) reasons children enter care; | Introduction to International Adoption Evaluating Risk Factors in International Adoption |
| (n) the placement decision process; | Introduction to International Adoption Evaluating Risk Factors in International Adoption |
| (o) changes that may occur in the home if a placement occurs; | Transitioning Home as a Newly Adoptive Family |
| (p) family adjustment; | Transitioning Home as a Newly Adoptive Family |
| (q) identity issues; | Should You Consider Adopting a Child of a Different Race or Ethnicity? Helping Internationally Adopted Children Develop a Healthy Cultural and Racial Identity |
| (r) trauma; | Parenting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma |
| (s) types of abuse and neglect (physical, sexual, emotional); | Helping Children Heal from Sexual Abuse Parenting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma |
| (t) developmental milestones; | Typical Behaviors of Children Adopted Internationally Health, Emotional, and Developmental Issues Common to Children Adopted Internationally |
| (v) rights and responsibilities of foster/adoptive parents; | Introduction to International Adoption |
| (w) placement or adoption disruption; | Adoption Disruptions/Dissolutions |
| (x) behavior management | Typical Behaviors of Children Adopted Internationally |
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§7315(P)(5) Prior to certification, the child-placing agency shall discuss options with adoptive parents on how to discuss adoption with the child. Documentation shall include the adoptive parent’s signature and date. |
Talking with Kids About Adoption at Different Ages |
Louisiana Foster Care Adoption Package includes:
- Introduction to Foster Care Adoption
- Evaluating Risk Factors in Foster Care
- Introduction to Prenatal Substance Exposure
- 7 Core Issues in Adoption & Foster Care
- Practical Tips for Disciplining While Maintaining Attachment
- Parenting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma
- Introduction to Attachment
- Helping Children Heal from Sexual Abuse
- Transitioning from Foster Care to Adoption
- Adoption Disruptions/Dissolutions
- How Do Transracial Adoptees Develop a Healthy Identity
- Should You Consider Adopting a Child of Another Race or Ethnicity
- Talking with Kids About Adoption at Different Ages
- Parenting Tweens and Teens
| Requirements §7315(P)(2) |
Louisiana Domestic Infant Package |
|---|---|
| (b) realities of children available for adoption; | Introduction to Foster Care Adoption Evaluating Risk Factors in Foster Care |
(c) long term impacts of prenatal substance abuse exposure; |
Evaluating Risk Factors in Foster Care Introduction to Prenatal Substance Exposure |
(d) impact of the lack of pre-natal care on infants/children available for placement; |
Evaluating Risk Factors in Foster Care |
| (e) impact of stress on pre-natal environments; | Evaluating Risk Factors in Foster Care |
| (g) the stages of grief to include identification of behaviors linked to each stage; | 7 Core Issues in Adoption & Foster Care Parenting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma |
| (h) long-term effect of separation and loss on a child; | 7 Core Issues of Adoption & Foster Care Parenting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma |
| (j) the importance of attachment on a child's growth and development to include bonding issues | Introduction to Attachment |
| (k) development and maintenance of a healthy attachment between the child and foster/adoptive parent; | Introduction to Attachment Practical Tips for Disciplining While Maintaining Attachment |
| (l) cultural awareness; | Should You Consider Adopting a Child of a Different Race or Ethnicity |
| (m) reasons children enter care; | Introduction to Foster Care Adoption Evaluating Risk Factors in Foster Care |
| (n) the placement decision process; | Introduction to Foster Care Adoption Evaluating Risk Factors in Foster Care |
| (o) changes that may occur in the home if a placement occurs; | Transitioning from Foster Care to Adoption |
| (p) family adjustment; | Transitioning from Foster Care to Adoption |
| (q) identity issues; | Should You Consider Adopting a Child of a Different Race or Ethnicity? How Do Transracial Adoptees Develop a Racial Identity? |
| (r) trauma; | 7 Core Issues in Adoption & Foster Care Parenting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma |
| (s) types of abuse and neglect (physical, sexual, emotional); | Helping Children Heal from Sexual Abuse Parenting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma |
| (t) developmental milestones; | Parenting Tweens and Teens |
| (v) rights and responsibilities of foster/adoptive parents; | Introduction to Foster Care Adoption |
| (w) placement or adoption disruption; | Adoption Disruptions/Dissolutions |
| (x) behavior management | Practical Tips for Disciplining While Maintaining Attachment |
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§7315(P)(5) Prior to certification, the child-placing agency shall discuss options with adoptive parents on how to discuss adoption with the child. Documentation shall include the adoptive parent’s signature and date. |
Talking with Kids About Adoption at Different Ages |