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Intercountry Adoption Medical Considerations


Description
[This is a National Training and Development Curriculum (NTDC) Right-Time Training course.]

This theme helps prospective adoptive parents understand the purpose of pre-placement referral medical review consultations. It highlights some of the common medical conditions impacting children who have experienced institutionalization, including malnutrition, exposure to environmental toxins, and exposure to maternal substance usage. The required U.S. visa medical clinic assessment is reviewed as well as the importance of early and regular pediatric appointments with an adoption-competent medical professional.

Course length: 15 minutes

Cost to register: FREE

Certificate: This course offers an attendance certificate only.

Recorded on November 19, 2021.

PLEASE NOTE - This course does NOT provide social work CE credits OR New York contact hours.
Content
  • Intercountry Adoption Medical Considerations - Video
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever