AC of NV: Social Worker Training

This training is a valuable resource to help you navigate your role as an adoption social worker/birth parent counselor in Nevada. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with its contents, and if you have any questions reach out to your supervisor.

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Course curriculum

1. Welcome to Social Worker Training with Adoption Choices of Nevada!
1. Statement of Agency Policy and Purpose
2. Philosophy & Organizational Structure
3. Community Engagement
1. Language in Adoption Services Introduction
2. Frequently Used Terms in Adoption
1. Openness in Adoption & Types of Adoption
2. Fostering of Relationships & PACA
1. Expectant/Birth Fathers Role in Adoption Introduction
2. Putative, Legal, and Unknown Fathers
3. Termination of Parental Rights Court Hearing
1. Interstate Compact for Placement of Children (ICPC)
2. ICPC Regulation of Placements and Approval
3. ICPC Home Study Requirements, Oversight, and Accountability
1. Adoption Intake Process Introduction
2. First Contact
3. FAQ - Open Adoption, Expenses, and Birth Father Situations
4. First Meeting
5. Intake Forms
6. Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
1. The Matching Process Introduction
2. Selection of Adoptive Family
3. Match Meeting
4. Facilitation of Meeting
5. Ongoing Communication
1. Adoption Services During Pregnancy Introduction
2. Birth Mother Expenses
3. Payment of Expenses and PEX Cards
4. Gifts
1. Preparation for Birth Introduction
2. Cradle Care
3. Hospital Contact
4. Attorney Meeting
5. Relinquishment Counseling
6. Reading of the Home Study
1. Labor & Delivery
2. Adoptive Parent Contact
3. Birth Certificate
4. Discharge from Hospital
1. Timeframe for Relinquishment
2. Location of Relinquishment
3. Relinquishment Witnesses
4. Relinquishment Documents
5. Signing of Relinquishment
1. Understanding Placement
2. Placement Documents
3. Legal Risk & Other Frequently Asked Questions
1. Post-Placement Introduction, Transfer of Baby, Birth Parent Summary, and Birth Mother Support
2. Post Placement Visit & ICPC Approval
1. Documentation: Case Notes/Narrative
2. Weekly Reports
1. Drop In or Baby Born Situation
1. Thanks for Joining Us at Adoption Choices of Nevada!

About this course

Free
53 lessons
2 hours of video content

AC of NV: Social Worker Training

Course curriculum

Introduction

Module 1: Agency Information

Module 2: Language in Adoption Services

Module 3: Openness in Adoption

Module 4: Expectant/Birth Fathers Role in Adoption

Module 5: Interstate Compact for Placement of Children (ICPC)

Module 6: Adoption Intake Process

Module 7: Matching Process

Module 8: Adoption Services During Pregnancy

Module 9: Preparation for Birth

Module 10: Birth and Hospital Process

Module 11: Relinquishment

Module 12: Placement

Module 13: Post Placement

Module 14: Documentation

Module 15: Drop in or Baby Born Situation

Thanks for Joining Us!

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