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Parent
Training Schedule
Parents in Colorado must complete 24 hours of
training.
You will also have training completed
individually: Dossier and intake.
All classes will be held
on Saturdays, from 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the
locations listed below. 303-691-0808
Please bring a sack lunch. Sessions are for
adults only.
For a list of session descriptions, that is
below our class schedule:
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Date |
Time |
Session (see
below for session details) |
Location |
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June 14, 2008: Saturday |
9:30am -
1:30pm |
Section I (5
hours)
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Ross-University Hills Library
Map |
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Aug 23, 2008: Saturday |
9:30am -
2:30pm |
Section I (5
hours)
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TBA |
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Sept 20, 2008: Saturday |
9:30am -
2:30pm |
Section II (5
hours)
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Parenting the emotional, physically or
sexually abused child
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Effects of institutionalization
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome,
Prenatal Drug Exposure,
Malnutrition
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Emotional & medical issues of infant
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Behavioral & mental disorders
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Parenting a special needs child
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Effects of stress in early life
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Sensory integration disorder
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TBA |
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Oct 11, 2008: Saturday |
9:30am -
2:30pm |
Section III (5
hours)
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Adoption as a life long commitment
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On going contact and/or communication with
biological family
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Understanding legal issues on adoption/regulatory procedures
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Post
Placement Requirements
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Panel
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TBA |
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Nov 8, 2008: Saturday |
9:30am -
2:30pm |
Section
IV (5
hours)
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Parenting a child of different culture/racial
background
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Culture and Identity
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Multi-culture family
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Understand social /medical history
information
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Culture background and history of the child
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Sign language with baby
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Infant care including basic care and
feeding, shaken baby syndrome
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TBA |
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Online |
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Section
V (4
hours)
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USCIS
Requirements
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US
Adoption Policies & Procedures
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Country:
Laws and Procedures
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Travel
Information
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Special regional consideration: Ethiopia,
Guatemala and Russia
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Online |
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sign up for our next class! |
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303-691-0808 |
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Class
topics subject to change without notice, and may include additional
topics as required. The fall schedule will begin in September and topics
will roll over and begin again at that time. That schedule will be
announced this summer. |
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IAN’s pre-adoption education sessions are created around the state's
regulations governing adoptive family training. They are developed to
meet the diverse needs of individuals and families planning to adopt
both infants and older children, domestically and internationally.
Domestic adoptive families are required to take 16 hours of training,
and international families and families adopting special needs children
are required to take up to 24 hours of training. |
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Session Topics: (standard format)
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Section I (5 hours)
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Attachment and Bonding
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Discipline and boundary
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Parenting techniques
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Grief and lost issues in adoption
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Key concepts of child growth & development
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Waiting parents and 'lifebook'
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Single adoption
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Adoption Tax Credit
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Section II (5 hours)
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Parenting the emotional, physically or sexually abused child
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Effects of institutionalization
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Prenatal Drug Exposure
-
Malnutrition
-
Emotional & medical issues of infant
-
Behavioral & mental disorders
-
Parenting a special needs child
-
Effects of stress in early life
-
Sensory integration disorder
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Section III (5 hours)
-
Adoption as a
life long commitment
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On going
contact with biological family
-
Understanding
legal issues on adoption/regulatory procedures
-
Post Placement
Requirements
-
Panel
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Section IV (5 hours)
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Parenting a child of different culture/racial background
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Culture and Identity
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Multi-culture family
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Understand social /medical history information
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Culture background and history of the child
-
Sign language with baby
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Infant care including basic care and feeding, shaken baby syndrome
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Section V (4 hours - Available Online)
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USCIS Requirements
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US
Adoption Policies & Procedures
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Country: Laws and Procedures
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Travel and transition
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Special regional consideration: Ethiopia, Guatemala and Russia
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