Event Description
Please view the schedule: All sessions will be held in-person at the Barker Bethesda Office.
Session 1: September 14, 2024, 9:00am-3:00pm
Session 2: September 21, 2024, 9:00am-3:00pm
Session 3: October 5, 2024, 9:00am-3:00pm
Note: In addition to the sessions listed above, families are required to attend at least one breakout session for the program that they are most interested in, but have the option to attend additional sessions to learn more about other programs at no additional cost. Links to register for program breakout sessions will be provided in your Pre-Adoption Training (NTDC) registration confirmation email.
Are you ready to begin your adoption journey? Completing this training is great first step!
Pre-Adoption Training is intended to educate, support, and prepare families who will be adopting a child through the US foster care system, international or private domestic process. Families will enhance core competencies and gain skills to effectively parent children from a variety of different backgrounds, who have experienced trauma, separation and loss. Through shared learning with others and with the facilitation of an experienced professional and parent team, we believe that families can provide the healing environment that children need.
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Important Information:
- Completing this training is required to adopt.
- Makeup sessions for classes missed due to an unexpected emergency may be made up at no cost with the following cohort, or on a case by case basis and at the discretion of the trainer/program, made available, individually, for an additional fee. These make-up sessions are not available for the first session of NTDC.
- Participants missing more than one session (for any reason) will be disenrolled from the class and required to complete the entire training again at a time that better fits their schedule. It is strongly recommended that registrants arrange their schedules to accommodate being present at each class session.
- Virtual sessions are held via a live/online platform. Participants must have their cameras turned on for the duration of the training in order to receive a certificate of completion.
- Some material may not be suitable for children so we ask that any children that you may have not be present during any of the sessions.
For further questions about class and scheduling, please contact Tenisha Lusane: Tlusane [at] barkerfoundation.org
*Cancellation Policy*: Registrations may by cancelled up to 30 days before the start date of the registered session for a fee of $75. All fees are non-refundable within 30 days of the event.