In this course, we will talk about the process of adoption and the common health, developmental, and emotional issues in children being adopted through intercountry adoption. The instructor will be Dr. Kimara Gustafson, M.D., M.P.H., an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School, a Faculty Member in the Division of Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience, and a pediatrician at the Adoption Medicine Clinic at the University of Minnesota.
Our second instructor is Dr. Katie Stone, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Pediatrics at The University of Minnesota Medical School. She is part of the Psychology team at the Adoption Medicine Clinic providing expertise on mental and behavioral health, attachment, and social-emotional development. Her Ph.D. is in Clinical Child Psychology.
This course includes the following learning objectives:
- Understand the factors that lead to children around the world to be in state care and to need adoptive families.
- Understand the intercountry adoption process.
- Understand the common emotional, developmental, and health issues for children adopted internationally.
- Understand the common assimilation issues for internationally adopted children.
*This course includes a 1-hour conversational audio lesson, a 10-question quiz, and a certificate of completion with the successful completion of the quiz at 80%.
Your course will remain active for 180 days from purchase date.
This course aligns with the following regulatory requirements.
Hague Treaty on Intercountry Adoption*
96.38 (b)(1)
96.38 (b)(2)
96.38 (b)(3)
96.38 (b)(4)
96.38 (b)(5)
96.38 (b)(6)
96.38 (b)(7)
96.38 (b)(8)
96.38 (b)(9)
96.38 (b)(10)
96.48 (b)(1)
96.48 (b)(2)
96.48 (b)(3)
96.48 (b)(4)
96.48 (b)(5)
96.48 (b)(6)
96.48 (b)(7)
96.48 (b)(8)
96.48 (c)(2)
*Important Information for agencies on Hague Training Requirements
This course is included in the following state packages.
See links for how it aligns with each state's regulatory requirements.
| Illinois International Adoption |
Important Information for agencies on Illinois Adoption Requirements. |
| Louisiana International Adoption |
Important Information for agencies on Louisiana Adoption Requirements. |
| Nebraska packages including, International Adoption and International Adoption from China |
Important Information for agencies on Nebraska Adoption Requirements. |
| Packages for Oregon International Adoption and International Adoption from China | Important Information for agencies on Oregon Adoption Requirements. |
| Virginia packages including, International Adoption and International Adoption from China | Important information for agencies on Virginia's core competencies. |
| Packages for Washington International Adoption and International Adoption from China |
Important Information for agencies on Washington Adoption Requirements. |
For information specific to your state, go to the Child Welfare Information Gateway State Search site to find information on each state's requirements on background checks, consent to adoption, home study requirements, post-adoption contact agreements, adoption expense regulations, use of advertising, and who may adopt or place a child for adoption.
