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On-Demand Webinars

Learn About Adoption, Foster Care, and Parenting. Whenever. Wherever.

We believe that ongoing adoption education is essential both before a family adopts and after their child(ren) has joined the family. The following webinars are available to watch at your convenience. The webinars are Hague-compliant, but please verify with your home study agency that a specific webinar will be accepted by them towards the fulfillment of your Hague adoption education requirements.

This page does not include our upcoming live webinars. To view our upcoming live webinars, visit our events calendar.

You will be emailed a certificate of attendance from GoTo Webinar within three days of viewing the webinar. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Free Introductory Webinars

The following webinars will be very useful to families considering adoption or foster care and professionals serving families who are interested in growing their families in these ways. Webinars in this section are presented by Children’s Home and LSS staff.

Adopt from India

Length of webinar: 1 hour

Learn about the India adoption program at Children’s Home. In this free webinar, we will cover everything you need to know about adopting from India, including adoption eligibility requirements, details about the adoption process, and information about fees and expenses.

This webinar will be especially useful for families considering adopting from India and adoption professionals serving families who are interested in international adoption.

Watch “Adopt From India” Webinar

You will be emailed a certificate of attendance from GoTo Webinar within three days of viewing this webinar. Questions? Email [email protected].

Foundations for Foster Care — Becoming a licensed provider in Minnesota through CH/LSS

Presented by: Samantha Rex, Foster Care Supervisor, CH/LSS, and Carly Kidd, Foster Care and Adoption Family Worker, CH/LSS

Length of webinar: 45 minutes

In this webinar, you will learn more detailed information about how you can become a licensed foster care provider in the state of Minnesota through CH/LSS. Viewers of this webinar will learn about eligibility requirements, the foster care process, support systems that are available, additional resources, and more.

Watch “Foundations for Foster Care” Webinar

You will be emailed a certificate of attendance from GoTo Webinar within three days of viewing this webinar. Questions? Email [email protected].

What is Emergency Shelter Care?

Length of webinar: 1 hour

Throughout Minnesota, there is an increased need for families to provide emergency shelter care. This unique form of foster care provides immediate, short-term care for children who are entering foster care for the first time or are experiencing a change in placement where there hasn’t been a new foster home identified. Our families can become licensed to do emergency shelter care only, or be open to emergency shelter care placements while also preparing for longer-term foster care or adoptive placements.

In this webinar you will learn:

  • What emergency shelter care entails
  • What makes a good emergency shelter care provider
  • Why children enter care and their common needs
  • Why there is a great need for emergency shelter care homes
  • How to prepare for and become a provider
  • The benefits you will experience when you open your home in this capacity
  • First-hand experiences from an emergency shelter care family
Watch “What is Emergency Shelter Care?” Webinar

You will be emailed a certificate of attendance from GoTo Webinar within three days of viewing this webinar. Questions? Email [email protected].


Free Adoption Education Webinar Library

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Our extensive webinar library is a great resource for prospective adoptive/foster families, adoptive/foster families and child welfare professionals. These presentations provide information about adopting and parenting children with identified needs, different parenting strategies, adoptee perspectives and/or address different concerns surrounding heritage and adoption.

Please note: You will be emailed a certificate from GoTo webinar within three days of viewing the webinar.

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