Courses

  • Domestic Adoption

    NTDC Domestic Adoption Package

    Original price was: $245.00.Current price is: $200.00. Add to cart

    This 13.5 credit hour package includes the core courses for prospective domestic adoptive families who will be adopting a child of the same race. Fun and informative, these courses will build your parenting toolkit while preparing you for the journey ahead!

  • Domestic Adoption

    NTDC Transracial Domestic Adoption Package

    Original price was: $245.00.Current price is: $200.00. Add to cart

    This 11.5 credit hour package includes the core courses for prospective domestic adoptive families who are open to adopting a child of a different race or ethnicity. Fun and informative, these courses will build your parenting toolkit while preparing you for the journey ahead! Course price includes registration for two participants.

  • International Adoption

    NTDC Intercountry Adoption Package

    Original price was: $245.00.Current price is: $200.00. Add to cart

    This 13.5 credit hour package includes the core Hague aligned courses for prospective intercountry adoptive families. Fun and informative, these courses will build your parenting toolkit while preparing you for the journey ahead! Certificates cite relevant Hague regulations to meet accreditation requirements. Package price includes registration for two individuals.

  • Domestic Adoption

    NTDC Attachment

    $35.00 Add to cart

    Intertwined with child development is attachment. It is the building block of relationships in the present and in the future. The most important and enduring part of parenthood is being attuned to the attachment relationship with your child. 2 credit hours

  • Domestic Adoption

    NTDC Separation, Grief and Loss

    $25.00 Add to cart

    Children grieve differently than adults, and sometimes, their grief over losses and separations are not recognized. This course will be eye opening for the prospective parent and bring essential understanding and awareness. 1.5 credit hours

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    NTDC Child Development

    $25.00 Add to cart

    To parent well, understanding childhood development is key. This course offers the foundational information new parents will need! 1 credit hour

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    NTDC Connection with Birth Parents After Adoption

    $20.00 Add to cart

    The experience of separation, grief, and loss is inherent in the adoption process. Connections with the birth family can help the child manage these feelings and be beneficial for both the child and the adoptive family in many ways. This courses helps you build some tools that will make the connections easier to maintain.  1 credit hour

  • International Adoption

    NTDC Intercountry Adoption Process

    $20.00 Add to cart

    The Hague aligned course that covers many topics providers need prospective intercountry adoptive parents to to complete to satisfy accreditation regulations in a fun and creative format. 1 credit hour

  • International Adoption

    NTDC Parenting a Child with Sexual Trauma

    $20.00 Add to cart

    Adopting a child with sexual trauma can sound scary and intimidating. This course empowers prospective parents with the facts and parenting strategies to be prepared. 1 credit hours

  • Domestic Adoption

    NTDC Preparing for Intrusive Questions

    $20.00 Add to cart

    One of the hardest parts for families is explaining to loved ones how to talk about adoption, especially in the presence of their child. This course gives families the tools! 1 credit hour

  • Domestic Adoption

    NTDC Maintaining Children’s Connections

    $20.00 Add to cart

    Sibling and extended family members or former communities are important to children and our role as parents is to provide them with connections in whatever way is available to us. The why and how is discussed in this course. 1 credit hour

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    NTDC Mental Health Considerations

    $20.00 Add to cart

    This course builds understanding of mental health issues and diagnoses that are common among children who have experienced loss, separation, and trauma. The goal of this course is to empower with information rather than create a fear based narrative. 1 credit hour

     

  • Domestic Adoption

    NTDC Impact of Substance Abuse

    $20.00 Add to cart

    The prenatal environment is supremely important for a child’s developing brain. Substance exposure can have lifelong implications for children, so it is important to be prepared and to know what you might expect. 1 credit hour

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    NTDC Creating a Nurturing Home

    $20.00 Add to cart

    When children come from loss or trauma it is hard for them to feel safe. We teach you how to create a safe and welcoming environment where adopted children thrive. 1 credit hours

  • Domestic Adoption

    NTDC Effective Communication

    $20.00 Add to cart

    Communicating effectively with children is a key skill for any parent, particularly during sensitive conversations with the child you have adopted. This course will teach you how! 1 credit hour

  • Domestic Adoption

    NTDC Parenting in Diverse Families

    $20.00 Add to cart

    This class will help parents become comfortable talking about race and racism, advocate for their children, prepare them to deal with racism, combat internalized racism, and help children develop healthy racial and cultural identities. 1.5 credit hours

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    NTDC Cultural Humility

    $20.00 Add to cart

    An important part of your job as a parent will be to reinforce your child’s identity and self-worth by helping them learn about and cultivate their cultural identity. 1 credit hour

  • Domestic Adoption

    NTDC Trauma Informed Parenting

    $20.00 Add to cart

    We all want to parent well, and to do so as adoptive parents, we need trauma-informed strategies. This course will give you the strategies and why they work! 1 credit hours

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    NTDC Trauma Related Behaviors

    $20.00 Add to cart

    Trauma can affect development and attachment and comes out in a child’s behavior. Behavior is communicating what is going on inside of a child, and this course will give parents tools to navigate it. 1.5 credit hours