Professional Certificates

The certificate program in adoption competency provides an exciting opportunity for those working in the counseling field to expand their knowledge and expertise in adoption specific interventions. This unique program will prepare you to understand the developmental, emotional and behavioral issues that arise pre and post-adoption, and in guiding adoptive families, birth families and adoptees; nurturing their particular emotional, psychological and relational wellbeing. It is crucial in working with this population that therapists be familiar with the unique challenges that adoptive families experience.