Building families through adoption

Building families through adoption aims to prepare potential parents for the realities of adoption. All potential adoptive parents are welcome but it is particularly valuable for persons wanting to adopt from Alaska’s foster care system.

This course covers adoption expectations, birth parents, talking to children about adoption, understanding grief and loss, attachment, and trauma.

Training options

Choose the training format that works for you. Prefer to learn with others or go at your own pace? You’ve got options

Join a live training

Check our calendar for upcoming live Building Families Through Adoption class. Pre-registration is required.

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Live training handouts

Handouts, links, and resources for the Building Families Through Adoption virtual class.


Self-study course

Take the course on your own time and earn training credit. Register for the Building Families Through Adoption self-study course.

Sign up for the self-study course