Vista Del Mar Adoptions and Foster Care recommends the following learning packages and/or courses.
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International Adoption Packages
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Recommended Child Specific Courses
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Adopting Older Kids: Things to Consider
Course4.3 average rating (6 reviews)$20
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Healing After Abuse and Neglect
Course4.5 average rating (2 reviews)$20
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Introduction to Attachment
Course5.0 average rating (1 review)$20
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Practical Tips for Disciplining While Maintaining Attachment
Course4.8 average rating (8 reviews)$20
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Raising a Child with ADHD to a Successful & Healthy Adulthood
Course5.0 average rating (5 reviews)$20
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Trauma-Informed Parenting: Practical Applications of TBRI®
Course5.0 average rating (7 reviews)$20
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Adult Transracial Adoptees Teach Us About Adoption
Course5.0 average rating (4 reviews)$20
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How Do Transracial Adoptees Develop a Racial Identity
Course3.5 average rating (6 reviews)$20
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What Is It Really Like to Raise a Child With FASD?
Course5.0 average rating (1 review)$20
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Helping Adopted Children Heal From Past Trauma and Loss
Course4.8 average rating (6 reviews)$20
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Talking About the Difficult Parts of Your Child's History
Course$20
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Talking With Kids About Adoption at Different Ages
Course5.0 average rating (5 reviews)$20
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Disrupting Birth Order in Adoption and Foster Care
Course4.5 average rating (4 reviews)$20
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Combining Kids by Birth and Adoption
Course4.8 average rating (4 reviews)$20
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Adopting/Fostering a Child Who Identifies as LGBTQ
Course$20
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Helping Children Heal from Sexual Abuse
Course5.0 average rating (2 reviews)$20
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Adopting a Child with Down Syndrome
Course4.5 average rating (2 reviews)$20
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Finding an Adoption and Foster Competent Therapist
Course$20
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Kinship Adoption
Course$20
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Adopting Siblings: Issues to Consider
Course5.0 average rating (2 reviews)$20
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Unexpected Stresses for Newly Adoptive Parents
Course4.2 average rating (6 reviews)$20
Additional Agency Training
Creating a Family Free Resources to provide to your families and staff in compliance with 96.48 (f).
- Adoption A-Z Resource Guide-extensive list of topic areas that families and staff may need training on.
- How To Find a Pediatrician That Specializes in International Adoption To Review Referral Information
- How to Find an Adoption-Competent Therapist
- How To Find an A Therapist For a Child Who Has Been Sexually Abused
- Transitioning home (articles for the plane ride):
- Creating a Family has a great list of the Best of the Best Adoption books for kids broken out by type of adoption and age of the child.
- Adoption Tax Credit Headquarters
Creating a Family Online Learning Centers:
Additional Resources referred to in the Webinar: Hague Parent & Staff Training: What Works & What Does IAAME Want
- CIA World Factbook
- World Health Organization (look under “Countries”)