Reframing Adoption: Centering our Patients - online course
Event Price
FREE
An adoption researcher and a birth mother provide information on how to use a Reproductive Justice Lens to center and support the pregnant person when discussing adoption as an option. They review current adoption research and laws, appropriate language to use, the adoption process from the perspective of the pregnant person, and the role of adoption agencies. Speakers also provide recommendations for pregnancy options counseling, including shortfalls and opportunities for centering the pregnant person considering adoption.
Who should attend?
- Clinicians
- Nurses
- Family Planning Counselors
- Medical Assistants
- Health Educators + Health Education Specialists
What will you learn?
After completing this online course, you will be able to:
- Discuss the basic laws and steps of the private adoption process in the US
- Use appropriate language when addressing a pregnant person who is considering relinquishment of their child
- Identify common biases and assumptions about adoption
- Discuss ways that options counseling on adoption can be done to center the pregnant patient
- Provide factual and non-coercive resources to pregnant people contemplating adoption