Foster Care Adoption SImplified
For over a decade, I’ve guided families through the foster care adoption process, offering clarity and confidence in 1:1 sessions that feel like heartfelt conversations in my living room. But I know that sometimes life’s commitments and demands make it hard to find time to meet right away.
That’s why I’ve created this 45-minute course—to give you the same practical tools and insights, on your schedule. Learn at your own pace, and if questions arise, I’m just a message away, ready to support you every step of the way.
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Lesson 1: Introduction
Learn who I am, why this course was created, and how it will help you discern if foster care adoption is right for you.
Learn who I am, why this course was created, and how it will help you discern if foster care adoption is right for you.
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Lesson 2: Types of Adoption
Get a high-level overview of the three main types of adoption—infant, international, and foster care—along with their costs and timelines.
Get a high-level overview of the three main types of adoption—infant, international, and foster care—along with their costs and timelines.
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Lesson 3: Foster Care vs. Foster Care Adoption
Discover the distinct goals of foster care and foster care adoption, and why some children need adoptive families.
Discover the distinct goals of foster care and foster care adoption, and why some children need adoptive families.
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Lesson 4: Discernment
Evaluate your motivations and boundaries to determine whether to pursue traditional foster parenting or adopt-only.
Evaluate your motivations and boundaries to determine whether to pursue traditional foster parenting or adopt-only.
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Lesson 5: Preparing Your Heart
Learn how to align emotionally and prepare with your significant other for the challenges and rewards of adoption.
Learn how to align emotionally and prepare with your significant other for the challenges and rewards of adoption.
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Lesson 6: Emotions to Expect
Prepare for the emotional highs and lows of the adoption process, including fears, frustrations, and heavy moments.
Prepare for the emotional highs and lows of the adoption process, including fears, frustrations, and heavy moments.
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Lesson 7: Aligning Your Mind
Develop the mindset needed to handle delays, advocate effectively, and stay focused on the child or sibling group you’re adopting.
Develop the mindset needed to handle delays, advocate effectively, and stay focused on the child or sibling group you’re adopting.
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Lesson 8: The Steps
Get a clear picture of the adoption process, from training to matching, and learn how to set boundaries and expectations.
Get a clear picture of the adoption process, from training to matching, and learn how to set boundaries and expectations.
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Lesson 9: Adoptable Children
Learn how to search for adoptable children, apply, and manage the emotional realities of the matching process.
Learn how to search for adoptable children, apply, and manage the emotional realities of the matching process.
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Access helpful resources, including my app and books.
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