The NJ ARCH E-Learning Page is designed to keep you informed about various educational and learning courses about adoption issues that are available online.

Below is a list of online educational services with direct URL links.  This page will be updated regularly; so please feel free to visit often and find out about any new courses that become available.

ALP offers an array of interactive, e-learning courses that are designed to increase the understanding, joys and challenges of adoption.  Throughout the site, they offer downloads of articles and papers and e-learning courses for prospective adoptive parents, adoptive parents as well as professionals.  To view their list of e-learning courses, log onto:  www.adoptionlearningpartners.org , and select “Catalog” at the top right.

National Adoption Month Special!    As most of us are celebrating National Adoption Month virtually this year, we are offering a coupon code good for one free enrollment in any on-demand webinar in our catalog.

Add a webinar to your shopping cart and use code NAAM2020 at checkout.

Please note: This offer is good for one new enrollment in any on-demand webinar on the ALP site. You must already have or must create an account on our site to redeem the coupon. The coupon expires 12/31/2020.   View catalog of available webinars here: https://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/catalog/webinars/index.cfm?utm_source=ALP+Users+2&utm_campaign=2fd3168fb7-socialmedia_downloaders_2_2-20-18_COPY_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c58a898c93-2fd3168fb7-118169561&mc_cid=2fd3168fb7&mc_eid=bec4bccd4c

Available courses range from 45 minutes to 2.5 hours to complete. Courses do not need to be completed in one session. Some courses are available free of charge; others that provide certifications require a small fee.  All other courses will have an enrollment fee that will include the issue of a Certificate of Completion with fees ranging from $30 to $45 per course if enrolled in individually.

Sample of courses include:

• Conspicuous Families
• Let’s Talk Adoption
• The Journey of Attachment
• Finding the Missing Pieces
• Becoming Your Child’s Best Advocate
• Understanding the Adoption Tax Credit
• With Eyes Wide Open
• Becoming Your Child’s Best Advocate: Help for Adoptive Parents

For more information, please log onto: www.adoptionlearningpartners.org

This online course offers complete training (except for hands-on certification and CPR) for future foster and adoptive parents.  There is a one-year membership fee of $24 that is often reimbursable.  Go to www.fosterparenttraining.com for more information.

Since 1998 Heart of the Matter Seminars has been providing engaging, informative and empowering educational experiences with a focus on children who are at-risk.  To view their courseware, log onto:

https://www.heartofthemattereducation.com/

Adoptive Families provides information and support through expert articles.  Personal stories, expert audio, in-depth eBooks, made-for-sharing Clip & Save tip sheets, parent-to-parent interaction, and more.  To view their website, log onto:

www.adoptivefamilies.com

Each month Pact offers at least one educational program specifically designed for adoptive families. Below are descriptions for some of the workshops we offer regularly. Visit our Events page to see when and where each workshop is being offered next, as well as information on featured speakers. We also have programs for specific audiences, including parents of color, LGBT parents, parents of teens, and transracial adopters (see Support for more information).

Pact’s Annual Spring Training Conference
AdopTalk: Talking With Children About Adoption
Baby Care For Adopted Infants
Lifetime Journey: Exploring Birth Family Issues
Parenting Strategies for Adoptive Families
Schools & Adoption: A to Z
True Colors 1: Transracial Adoption-Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together
True Colors 2: Pushing Past Racism 101

https://www.pactadopt.org/adoptive/services/education/workshops_training.html

C.A.S.E. offers mental health services and educational resources for all members of the adoption and foster community.

https://adoptionsupport.org/about-us/

For a list of 2021 webinars see: https://adoptionsupport.org/syfwebinars/

Nurtured Heart Approach Training

Live and On-Line Options
The Children’s Success Foundation offers a series of live and online courses to take you from an experiential introduction of the Nurtured Heart Approach all the way through to mastery with the NHA Certification Training Intensive. Each course is designed to meet the specific needs of the entire community: parents, educators, mental health professionals and child advocates. Let us know if we can help you choose which training is right for you.

https://childrenssuccessfoundation.com/nha-training/

North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)

This e-learning website includes recordings of trainings NACAC has held. Some are available for purchase and some are available at no cost.
Trainings include topics on: Parenting, Adoption Assistance, Adoption Practice, Adoption Tax Credit, Advocacy, Model Programs, Parent Group Development, Post-Adoption Services, Youth Advocacy and Support Networks,

For recorded webinars available for purchase ($15 for NACAC members / $20 for nonmembers), you’ll complete a payment form before you can access the session. For these paid webinars, you can receive a certificate of attendance after viewing the session.

https://www.nacac.org/get-training/recorded-trainings/

Foster Parent College

FosterParentCollege.com® (FPC) provides innovative, research-based, interactive online courses for foster, adoptive, and kinship parents. Our self-paced training is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. From the comfort of home, parents can enroll, complete a course, and receive a certificate of completion in a single session. The content is developed by nationally recognized experts in the fields of parenting, social work, pediatrics, psychology, psychiatry, and education. FPC courses are valued by foster care agencies and praised by caregivers.

https://www.fosterparentcollege.com/index.jsp

The National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth – NCSBY

The National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth (http://www.ncsby.org/) is pleased to share information for an advanced workshop on problematic sexual behavior designed for foster, adoptive, and kinship parents entitled:
Addressing Youth And Children With Problematic Sexual Behaviors:  Resources for CACs, Partners, and Caregivers
This is a six-credit hour course designed specifically for foster, adoptive and kinship parents. It uses discussion board activities and interactive exercises to help participants explore strategies for parenting children who have exhibited sexual behavior problems. See below website for cost and details.

To Preview or enroll in the FosterParentCollege.com Training Course
https://www.fosterparentcollege.com/course-info/sex-dev

Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) E-Learning

Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) partners with Relias to provide easy access to a broad range of continuing education and professional development online courses for child welfare and human service workers, clinicians, supervisors, and managers at a 10% discount for our members. And now you can learn anytime, anywhere with Relias’ new mobile app.
Relias also offers a comprehensive online training and management system for organizations to provide on-demand access to all courses for their entire staff with monitoring and reporting capabilities.
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) offers a series of online courses on topics of particular interest to social workers, supervisors, and others who work with children who have experienced trauma.

https://www.cwla.org/conferences-events/e-learning/

Foster Care and Adoption Care Training:

FCAC Online Training offers 149 courses with new topics added continuously. Complete mandated training hours from the comfort of your home. Training online offers flexible hours…..train around your schedule. No need for baby sitters. Courses are developed by professionals with extensive experience, and most hold a Masters or Ph.D.

http://www.fosterparents.com

Pre-Adoptive Education

Providing Foundations for Parenting Children from Hard Places
In this foundational phase of ‘Families Are Forever’ you’ll begin to understand the lives of children who come from a place most likely very different from your own. You’ll gain knowledge that many who have gone before you have discovered about welcoming a child from a ‘hard place’ into your home and family. We’ll also strengthen your family’s foundation so that as a parent, you have the tools and knowledge needed to best meet your child’s needs.

This phase totals 18 hours and satisfies Hague pre-adoptive training requirements.

https://familiesareforever.org/all-classes/

Texas Christian University: Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development

We are currently offering our two online trainings, TBRI® 101: A Self-Guided Course in Trust-Based Relationships and TBRI® & Trauma-Informed Classrooms free of charge until August 31, 2020. All digital downloads are 25% off. Whether you are a parent, professional, or student, we hope these resources are helpful to you during this uncertain time.

Visit: TBRI: Trust Based Relationship from the Karyn Purvis Institute: https://child.tcu.edu/sale/#sthash.lyW2fqQ9.dpbs

Parenting After Trauma: Minding the Heart and Brain

Includes videos, self-reflection journal prompts and implementation worksheets
https://www.subscribepage.com/s1k7h3

Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences: Early Trauma Online Learning (Free)

Funded by the Home Office Early Intervention Fund in England

https://www.acesonlinelearning.com/

Create a Family: The National Adoption & Foster Care Education and Support Nonprofit

https://www.adoptioned.org/

The online learning platform is designed to satisfy pre-adoption home study requirements for families adopting domestically or internationally. There is also coursework available to support families post-adoption. Each one hour course is followed by a 10-question quiz. Scores of 80% or higher on the quiz entitle the learner to a Certificate of Completion.

For more information visit: https://www.adoptioned.org/pages/adoption-courses

Stockton University: Continuing Education Credit Hours for Social Workers, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, and Licensed Professional Counselors in New Jersey for licensure and certification renewal.

– Livestream workshops

– Each workshop yields 2.0 CE Hours

– Workshops feature relevant topics and current research from Stockton’s expert faculty members

– Special discounts are available to Stockton Alumni, Faculty and Staff

– Easy registration system at https://stockton.gosignmeup.com

For more information visit : https://stockton.edu/continuing-studies/professional-development.html

Embrella Embracing & Empowering Families – embrella offers resource (foster) and kinship caregiver training. This training is available to all NJ licensed foster and kinship parents through their contract with the New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF). Numerous courses in various modalities are available to meet caregivers’ needs when completing education to meet their licensing requirements. For courses and modalities available, please visit https://www.embrella.org/free-foster-adoptive-kinship-parent-training-nj/. If interested in virtual learning, please visit our E-Learning Education Portal at www.teachingfamilies.org.

Since 1996, Harmony Family Center has been a leader, creator, and provider of innovative practices designed to strengthen the well-being of our nation’s children and families. For a list of their E Learning classes, please visit: https://www.harmonyfamilycenter.org/training-calendar-registration

Embrella Embracing & Empowering Families – embrella offers resource (foster) and kinship caregiver training. This training is available to all NJ licensed foster and kinship parents through their contract with the New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF). Numerous courses in various modalities are available to meet caregivers’ needs when completing education to meet their licensing requirements. For courses and modalities available, please visit https://www.embrella.org/free-foster-adoptive-kinship-parent-training-nj/. If interested in virtual learning, please visit our E-Learning Education Portal at www.teachingfamilies.org.

Advancing Practice for Permanency & Well-Being!
Options for Individuals & Organizations
Whether you are a Child Welfare or Mental Health professional, or an administrator in an organization, you can choose your preferred way to access the free web-based NTI training. Administrators are encouraged to explore integration options, if needed, so your team can successfully make NTI trainings available to staff and others with the desired data, reporting, tracking and support options. For more information, log onto https://adoptionsupport.org/nti/

Join this e-learning course series on trauma-informed de-escalation presented by Dr. Keith Bailey. The series is for both caregivers (parents, foster parents, etc.) and professionals (teachers, clinicians, mental health professionals, volunteers, etc. Cost is $10/webinar ($40 for the series) and includes recordings. Sessions starts August 9th and links are below. For more information, visit
https://www.harmonyfamilycenter.org/training-calendar-registration
ABOUT THE SERIES: We all want de-escalation strategies that will work across all ages and all situations. However, you may have discovered that it’s just not that simple. Because each child, each caregiver, each setting, and each crisis is unique, simple prescriptions won’t work across the board. This De-escalation series will explore the principles that should be considered in tailoring de-escalation strategies that meet the child where they are. Sessions include preparing caregivers to remain calm and self- regulate, review specific de-escalation strategies for each level of a crisis, handling violence and volatile situations as well as look at how both the child and caregiver can learn from the crisis event.

Part 1: Caregiver Regulation & Planning for a Crisis: August 9, 2022- 7pm ET
To register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6418539188590408976

Part 2: De-escalation Strategies- September 13, 2022 – 7pm ET
To register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7661194036163405583

Part 3: Handling Violence Do’s and Don’ts – November 8, 2022 – 7pm ET
To register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7037532349191258893

Part 4: When and How to Turn a Crisis into a Learning Event – December 6, 2022 – 7pm ET
To register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6708581559904897296

A Note from Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker
(SHAY-tra WUR-ta LY-ker; she/her)
If you are an adoptee, member of the adoption constellation (parent, sibling, grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, friend), or professional who works with the adoption constellation, you have come to the right place! Searching for a competent and compassionate therapist who understands the complexity of adoption can feel like a daunting task, and my goal is to make this process as easy as possible for you. Check out my website for a variety of at-home resources and learn more about the services and training I offer from my perspective as an adoptee, adoptive parent, and psychologist.
https://growbeyondwords.com/resources/

https://growbeyondwords.com/events/list/?tribe-bar-date=2022-09-01

“Expert Voices in Adoption Webinar Series: The Journey: Returning to My
Birth Country”

Presented by Amber Turcotte, LICSW

Sept. 20 @ 6:30PM-MDT
*Available live & recorded