Parent training helps prospective adoptive parents consider the emotional, ethical, financial, and legal implications of adopting a child. Not only will you learn how to prepare for the arrival of a new child into your home, but you will consider the emotional, physical, and medical issues that come with that transition.

• CCAI has developed a curriculum to help prospective adoptive parents be prepared to meet the known and unknown needs of their adoptive child
• Our curriculum is designed to equip prospective adoptive parents with the tools they will need to effectively parent their child through their initial transition into their family and throughout the years to come
• We help to provide prospective adoptive parents, both in Colorado and throughout the US, with knowledge and resources to parent a child adopted domestically or internationally

Even if you’re already an experienced parent or an experienced adoptive parent, this training will help you to better understand what your new child has been through and how to best integrate them into your family.

Additionally, parent training is an adoption requirement for the State of Colorado and The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption. The goal is to prepare prospective adoptive families as much as possible for the adoption of a child domestically or internationally, including the preparation for an older child. CCAI offers both live face-to-face via Zoom and online training for families throughout the US.

For prospective families who reside in Colorado:

• CCAI provides face-to-face parent training on specific topics as required by the State of Colorado for both domestic and intercountry adoptions
• CCAI’s face-to-face parent training meets the requirements of the State of Colorado and the Hague Convention for intercountry adoptions

For prospective adoptive families who reside outside of Colorado:

• CCAI’s online parent training meets the requirements of the Hague Convention for intercountry adoptions
• CCAI provides three required face-to-face training classes via Zoom for all families adopting internationally
• Additional face-to-face training classes through CCAI are available via Zoom

Preparation for what to expect regarding:

• Trauma
• Bonding and Attachment
• Grief and Loss
• Talking to Your Child about Adoption
• Being a Multi-Cultural Family
• Adopting a Special Needs Child
• Adopting an Older Child
• Institutionalization
• Unknown Child History (including social and medical information)
• Adopting from Specific Country
• Country-Specific Culture

The live, face-to-face parent training allows prospective adoptive families the opportunity to:

• Connect with other families who are also going through the adoption process
• Connect with the parent training expert for additional resources and support in preparation for adoption

CCAI parent trainers are professional experts in the field of adoption. Most also have personal experience with adoption, either having been adopted or have adopted one or more children. They are all very knowledgeable and experienced in adoption, attachment, and trauma and are committed to preparing prospective adoptive families for their adoption journeys.