The Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) is a non-profit organization
dedicated to providing support and education to everyone in the adoption
community.
PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITY
It is with pleasure that we announce that the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.), with the support of the Ralph and Eileen Swett Foundation, is issuing today a RFP seeking to implement the TAC (Training for Adoption Competency) as an additional site in 2012.
C.A.S.E. developed the TAC as a 78-hour adoption competency training program for mental health professionals. It is comprised of 13 sessions (one completed at home) followed by six monthly case consultation sessions designed to facilitate the transfer of learning to practice. The TAC has been rigorously evaluated and is currently being replicated in several sites across the U.S. The support from the Swett Foundation allows us to add an additional site this year!
Please click on this link: TAC RFP SWETT. It contains complete information on the proposal requirements and the supports that will be available to the selected organization. It also provides a list of key dates, including the due date of July 2, 2012 at 5 PM eastern time. Please feel free to share the RFP widely with your colleagues and constituencies!
Please do not hesitate to contact Madelyn Freundlich at mdf@excalconsulting.com or at 212.371.0800, ext. 222 with any questions.
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR WENDY’S WONDERFUL KID GRANTEES!
The Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) is seeking partnerships with three of our Wendy’s Wonderful Kids grantee organizations to implement the TAC (Training for Adoption Competency) program that provides licensed mental health professionals with the knowledge and skills they need to provide adoption competent mental health services. The training consists of 13 training sessions and a 6-month case consultation component.
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is providing funding to underwrite most costs associated with the TAC program! This will include the manualized training curriculum, the Trainer Orientation Program, all student materials, monthly technical assistance calls, and the services of a consultant for the TAC case consultation component. A Request for Proposals (RFP) has been issued so that current Wendy’s Wonderful Kids grantee organizations may submit a proposal demonstrating the organizational capacity to successfully implement TAC with clinicians who serve adopted persons (children, youth, and adults), prospective adoptive parents, adoptive families, birth parents and/or kin and continue to offer TAC in their communities on an ongoing basis. The deadline for submission of proposals is May 21, 2012 at 5PM eastern time.
We have received the following questions from interested grantees. We make the questions and our responses available so that all potential applicants have the benefit of this information.
OUR HOME OUR FAMILY: A New Way to Strengthen Foster and Adoptive Families
C.A.S.E. is continuing to recruit couples to participate in this unique evidence-based program that was created especially for parents with challenging children. Described by a former participant as “one of the best things that happened to us as a couple and a family,” the program does require a significant time commitment in order to bring about change quickly. Nine two hour sessions will take place in a combination of Saturday and evening meetings, with a beginning target date of Saturday, March 24. (We will not schedule meetings during the Spring/Passover/Easter break.)
We know how busy every family’s lives are. 97% of couples who participated in the program that was piloted in the Milwaukee area reported that it was well-worth the commitment!
WHEN: The program will begin on Saturday, March 24rd.
WHERE: Details regarding schedule and location are TBD. Nine two hour sessions will be covered in a 5 weeks. Saturday sessions will include two 2 hour sessions.
FEES: $75 per COUPLE per two hour session, and a one-time materials fee of $50 per COUPLE (new DISCOUNT). The cost of this program may be covered through grant funding, reduced fee through scholarship funding, and may be reimbursable through your insurance.
Interested couples have expressed the need for CHILD CARE, and we are looking into offering this as well.
Please contact us at 301-476-8525 or singer@adoptionsupport.org if you are interested in participating in the program and/or want more information. Please view our January 2012 e-newsletter for more information on OHOF here (http://adoptionsupport.org/newsletter/2012/jan2012.php#home). You can also learn more about OHOF at ourhome-ourfamily.org.
Thank You Freddie Mac!
C.A.S.E. would like to thank the Freddie Mac Foundation for all they have done to support our efforts in partnering with C.A.S.E. They have touched lives through the Wednesdays Child program, our annual KAN Conference and our efforts in Adoption Competency.
They’ve been a monumental part of what we’ve done, and we’d like to present a personal thank you from our staff and those we serve in the video below. For 20 years of amazing work and all the great support you’ve provided to C.A.S.E. we say, Thank you Freddie Mac!
