Classroom-Based Themes
The NTDC classroom-based training provides parents the opportunity to learn, practice and incorporate essential competencies for parenting children with histories of trauma, separation and loss. The link below shows the 23 themes that are included in the classroom training. Of the 23 themes, 4 are specific to either kinship caregivers or families who adopt private domestically or via the intercountry process.
Each theme ranges from 1 to 2 hours. The themes are listed in the order recommended by NTDC; however, the order can be easily changed based on the site’s needs. Each theme is a complete training, allowing the order to be easily rearranged.
Classroom-based themes for families who are fostering or adopting through the child welfare system
- Introduction and Welcome
- Child Development
- Attachment
- Separation Grief and Loss
- Trauma Related Behaviors
- Trauma Informed Parenting
- Effective Communication
- Reunification- the Primary Permanency Planning Goal
- Foster Care- A means to Support Families
- Preparing for and Managing Intrusive Questions
- Maintaining Children’s Connections with Siblings, Extended Family Members and their Community
- Cultural Humility
- Parenting in Racially and Culturally Diverse Families
- Mental Health Considerations
- Impact of Substance Use
- Creating a Stable, Nurturing, Safe Home Environment
- Accessing Services and Support
Classroom-based themes specific to a target population
- Kinship Parenting (kinship)
- Building Resilience for Kinship Caregivers (kinship)
Themes Delivered Online
- Expanding Your Parenting Paradigm
- Overview of the Child Welfare System
Right-Time Themes
Right-time training is designed to provide on-going learning to participants. The right-time is designed so that it can be used in several ways including: 1) parents being able to access it when they need it; 2) agencies using the material to run support groups; and/or 3) case managers using it during a home visit. The link below shows the 15 right-time themes, one of which is specific to families who adopt via the intercountry process. Each theme is estimated to take 1 hour to complete.
All Right-Time Themes Available
- Accessing Services
- Family Dynamics
- Sexual Trauma
- Building Children’s Resilience
- Education
- Sensory Integration
- Responding to Children in Crisis
- Sexual Development and Identity
- Life Story- Birth & Adoption Story
- Managing Placement Transitions
- Preparing for Adulthood
- Preparing for and Managing Visitation
- Common Feelings Associated with Being Adopted
- Building Parental Resilience
- Intercountry Adoption Medical Considerations
