Credit: 3.0 Credit Hours

Description: Learn how to guide your client through the adoption process in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. This course will cover:

Types of adoption

Private versus public adoption

Termination of parental rights

The home study

Implications of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

Filing the adoption petition

Working with birth parents  

State and local services

Medical care and insurance coverage

Role of the guardian ad litem

Adoption of special needs children