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| Parenting and adoption is a life-long journey. Adoption education and training prepares you, the prospective adoptive parent, for becoming a family and understanding the joys and challenges of adoption. As you open your heart and home to the adoptive child, education and training provides you with beneficial information to aid in decision-making and providing realistic expectations. Adoptive families with growing children can also use knowledge-based resources to gain new skills and new perspectives. Adoption training is also a state requirement and Ohio law mandates that education and training cover the areas of: Child Development, Attachment and Separation, Dealing with Behavioral Challenges, Cultural Issues, Caring for Children Who Have Been Sexually Abused, and Additional Adoption Resources (such as International Adoption, Genetics, Openness, etc.). The Internet offers many opportunities for online adoption resources and training. There are several websites that provide e-learning courses. Each website offers their own unique web-based education and knowledge-based resources and have their own variety of courses, time lines, and fees. We suggest you pay close attention to these specifics before registering for courses. Some of the web-based resources that we have located include: |
