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Why Attend a Training?

The Infant Adoption Training Initiative is an adoption awareness training for designated staff at public and non-profit entities that provide health and/or counseling services to pregnant women. The training curriculum has been updated, improved, and unified across the United States with other national grantees to more effectively meet the needs of today's health care professionals.

The training's target audience and expanded list of eligible participants are qualified to receive lodging and a $50 stipend. Breakfast and lunch will be provided at the training.

Infant Adoption Training Initiative's target audience is healthcare professionals and social workers whose organization provides health and counseling services to pregnant woman. Individuals employed in the following areas are also eligible to attend a training in their state:

• State and County Health Department professionals
• School nurses
• Crisis Pregnancy Centers
• State Department of Social Services professionals
• Hospital nurses
• Title X Clinics
• Family Planning Clinics
• Migrant Health Services
• Staff from OB/GYN Clinics
• Staff from Primary Care Clinics
• Indian Health Services staff
• Urban Indian Health staff
• Abstinence programs
• Health Care staff from youth and adult correctional facilities
• Health Care staff from group care facilities & residential treatment centers
• Planned Parenthood
• Military Health Services
• Foster Care
• Public Housing
• College Campus Health Services
• Rape and Domestic Violence Crisis Centers
• Domestic Violence Shelters

The training is intended to educate those with little or no experience in adoption.

If you have questions regarding this criteria or your eligibility, please contact us.





What trainees are saying ...

Thank you so much for a wonderful opportunity to learn about "adoption as an option." It is definitely worth giving three days to this training.

-Adoption Specialist,
New York


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