We provide online education programs for adopting parents, adoption professionals, adoption agencies and social workers. Our offer includes interactive seminars with adoption experts and professionals, certification programs and online interactive learning systems.

National Council For Adoption (NCFA) has been a champion of adoption since its founding in 1980. Whether as an advocate for state laws that promote sound adoption policy, a resource for federal officials and policymakers about appropriate federal adoption initiatives and reform, a diplomat for sound international adoption policy, or a source of adoption facts and education, NCFA is devoted to serving the best interests of children through adoption. Learn more about the ways in which NCFA works to promote the positive option of adoption.

Webinars:
  • The Mystery of Risk - Medical Risk Assessment and Intervention Techniques for Internationally Adopted Children presented by Dr. Ira Chasnoff
    Date and Time: Wednesday, February 2nd 2011, at 1:30 - 4:00 Eastern Standard Time (12:30 - 3:00 Central Standard Time)
    This webinar will pick-up where Dr. Chasnoff left off in his popular book RISK AND PROMISE: The Brain, Biology, and the Adopted Child. The following topics will be covered:
    -Assessment of risk at the time of considering adoption
    -Recognition of behavioral difficulties and intervention strategies
    -Case Studies
    -Work sheet handouts
    -Interactive polling with real time results
    -Question and answer period
    Duration: 2.5 hours, (UPCOMING) Certification: CEU
    Moderator: Chuck Johnson, NCFA
    Presented by: Dr. Ira Chasnoff
  • Risk and Promise: The Brain, Biology, and the Adopted Child presented by Dr. Ira Chasnoff
    With many incorrect assumptions on risks associated with inter-country adoption, NCFA is pleased to showcase one of the leading published medical experts on this issue. As part of this presentation, participants received a PDF entitled, "Guidelines for Evaluating Growth" as adapted by Dr. Chasnoff. This webinar helps answer questions and provides accurate information to help families and professionals more fully understand the risks and rewards of adopting an institutionalized child. Dr. Chasnoff will educate on:
    -Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS),
    -Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), and
    -Assessing the general health of a prospective international adoptive child
    Duration: 2 hours, (RECORDED webinar) Certification: CEU
    Moderator: Chuck Johnson, NCFA
    Presented by: Dr. Ira Chasnoff
  • Navigating Adoption Ethics webinar on Social and Legal Implications
    Using a combination of lecture, presentation, surveys/polls, and interactive exercises, participants will be asked to question, assess, and re-assess various thoughts about achieving self-governance. They will consider several different philosophical theories/methods for examining moral decisions and behavior. After reviewing various methods for evaluating questions of ethics, participants will be charged with considering their own method for identifying and resolving ethical dilemmas as they move forward to improve their lives and the lives they touch.
    Duration: 3 hours, (RECORDED webinar) Certification: CEU
    Moderator: Chuck Johnson, NCFA
    Presented by: Heidi Bruegel Cox and William P. Rosen III
  • Assessing and Preparing Foster and Adoptive Parents for the Journey Ahead
    Three part online seminar focusing on such issues as family assessment, major obstacles in the adoption process, identifying parental expectations, adoption management strategies and many more.
    Duration: 5 hours, (RECORDED webinar) Certification: CEU
    Moderator: Chuck Johnson, NCFA
    Presenter: Jayne Schooler

Hague-Compliant Training: The Intercountry Adoption Journey is a media rich, interactive training program. It provides a comprehensive learning experience that is supplemented with in-depth, focused advice from government and agency officials, adoption agency professionals, country specialists, medical and legal experts and adoptive parents who share what they have learned from their adoption experiences.

Infant Adoption Training Initiative. The curriculum is designed to assist professionals in providing adoption information and referrals. The NCFA works in conjunction with five other grantees to train health care workers, counselors and professional staff to provide counseling and support services to those impacted by an unintended pregnancy. NCFA offers one- and two-day training options.