Webinars

Understanding Grief and Loss
Bethany Christian Services’ retired Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations, Kris Faasse, discusses the basics of the grieving process.

Search and Reunion
The media often presents the dramatic and heartwarming aspects of search and reunion, but the reality is much more complex.

Honestly and Transparently Advocating for Children from Hard Places: Ethically Recruiting Families for Children
This presentation touches on the ethical considerations of recruiting families for children who come from hard places.

The Baggage We Carry
This presentation discusses the importance of recognizing that we all have “stuff” in our history that we bring to relationships.

Preparing In-Home Children
As a foster/adopt agency, it is just as important to adequately prepare children for the arrival of foster/adopt siblings as it is to prepare resource parents.

Ethical Guidelines for Supporting Families at Risk of Disruption or Dissolution
A 3-part series for Adoption Professionals on Preparing, Educating, and Supporting Adoptive Families

"The Talk": How to Speak with Children About Race and Adoption
Race and adoption are challenging subjects individually. Many professionals (and parents) feel challenged by discussions of both of these sensitive subjects

The Connected Family: Understanding and Supporting Adoptive Families
When you bring a child from a hard place into your home, it affects every member of the family.

Empowering the Healthcare Community to Serve the Adoption Community
What happens in an infant adoption when we ensure that healthcare professionals are educated on the complexities and the challenges for the families involved.

The Essentials of Adoption Medicine
An exploration of several adoption-related medical concerns including medical problems facing adopted children, what to expect when the child is brought home, and how to deal with long term medical issues of an adopted children.