ADOPTIVE PARENT EDUCATION

AGCI requires that all adoptive parent(s) complete the on-line training courses provided by Adoption Learning Partners. These training programs cover the topics required by Hague. Additionally, AGCI requires adoptive parents to complete the With Eyes Wide Open workbook and CD. All required trainings must be completed prior to home study review and approval by AGCI.

Required Training:

ALP

These courses can be found at http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org at a cost of $70 per family, per adoption. Families should send their certificates of completion to their Family Education Coordinator.

ALP Training Courses:

• Conspicuous Families: Race, Culture and Adoption
• Medical Issues in International Adoption
• Adopting the Older Child
• The Journey of Attachmen
• Finding the Missing Pieces: Helping Adopted Children Cope with Grief and Loss
• Let's Talk Adoption: A Lifetime of Family Conversations

With Eyes Wide Open Workbook

AGCI will send families their With Eyes Wide Open workbook with the Adoption Planner. Families should send their completed workbooks to their Family Education Coordinator. Please mail them to: All God's Children International, Attn: FEC, 3308 NE Peerless Place, Portland, OR 97232. Workbooks will be returned to families promptly.

Recommended Reading:

Finally, AGCI recommends that prospective adoptive parents read the following books (based on age of child(ren) at placement):

Children 0 - 2 years old:

1. Attaching in Adoption by Deborah Gray (Chapter 8: Emotional Development: Promoting Attachment at Every Phase)
2. Love and Logic: Magic for the Early Years by Jim Fay and Charles Fay

Children 2 - 6 years old:

1. Attaching in Adoption by Deborah Gray (Chapter 8: Emotional Development: Promoting Attachment at Every Phase)
2. Love and Logic: Magic for the Early Years by Jim Fay and Charles Fay
3. Parenting the Hurt Child by Gregory Keck and Regina M. Kupecky

Children 6 years old and older:

1. Attaching in Adoption by Deborah Gray (Chapter 8: Emotional Development: Promoting Attachment at Every Phase)
2. Love and Logic by Foster W. Cline and Jim Fay
3. Parenting the Hurt Child by Gregory Keck and Regina M. Kupecky