Adoption-Competent Training
For Educators, Teachers, School Counselors and Administrators
Click on each workshop title to read the course descriptions. Unless
indicated, presentations require 2 hours. For information and
to schedule a workshop, call Valerie Kunsman, MSW at 301-476-8525
or email caseadopt@adoptionsupport.org.
Adoption Through the Eyes of Children : A developmental
prospective
The Overlooked Key to Adoption Success: Educators
and Adoption Professionals in Partnership
S.A.F.E. at School
ADOPTION THROUGH THE EYES
OF CHILDREN: A developmental perspective. Find
out what adopted children comprehend, think and feel about adoption
as they develop from the pre-school years through adolescence. This workshop
addresses common questions, fears, and concerns adopted children
have regarding birth parents, adoptive parents and siblings, extended
families and peers. Special emphasis is on the 7 core issues of adoption
and on methods for treating ambiguous loss and grief and issues relating
to self-esteem, self-value and identity. Also discussed is how non-adopted
children perceive adoption and how feedback from peers and other
adults can impact adoption adjustment.
THE OVERLOOKED KEY TO
ADOPTION SUCCESS:
Educators and adoption professionals in partnership. T eachers, counselors
and administrators are critical to ensuring success at school for adopted
and foster children. Increase your sensitivity and understanding about
adoption issues and discover how normal class discussions, comments and
activities can trigger discomfort and distress for adopted students.
Learn how you can promote informal, positive, and factual information
about adoption for all students, help parents and school personnel work
together to ensure appropriate educational programs for foster and adoptive
students and discover how to ensure collaborative relations between adoption
professionals and school counselors. This workshop outlines ways to connect
these important systems for adoptees, particularly those with special
needs.
S.A.F.E. AT SCHOOL SM : Support for Adoptive Families by Educators.
Discover how to create a positive, adoption-sensitive environment to
benefit adopted and non-adopted children. You'll learn how to
weave informal, brief educational moments into already-existing programs
and curricula and use five key strategies to open up and manage discussions
about adoption in school. Tips for maximizing home-school collaboration
are also included. s about adoption. Designed specifically for school
personnel, this program can be adjusted to address specific concerns
of your school and can be tailored for counselors and school psychologists
needing to address the potential behavioral, emotional and learning issues
that are rooted in adoption.
For information about these and other programs for educators,
call Valerie Kunsman at 301-476-8525 or email caseadopt@adoptionsupport.org
