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Finding the Missing Pieces: Helping Adopted Children Cope with Grief and Loss


Description

It is natural for adopted children to grieve the life and family they never knew, no matter how old they were when adopted, how open the adoption or how happy their life with the adoptive family.


It is important for families to understand the gains and losses of all members of the adoption circle and to:

  • Recognize the signs of grief in adopted children at different developmental stages
  • Identify situations that may trigger grief responses
  • Develop strategies for helping children grieve their losses
  • Identify resources to help children and families grieve
  • Understand when to seek professional assistance


Credit Hours: 2.0

Content
  • Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Objectives
  • Lesson One: Gains and Losses in the Adoption Circle
  • Gains and Losses in the Adoption Circle
  • Activity: Birth Parent Gains and Losses
  • Activity Reflection: Birth Parents
  • Activity: Adoptive Parent Gains and Losses
  • Activity Reflection: Adoptive Parents
  • Activity: Adopted Child Gains and Losses
  • Exercise Reflection: Adopted Child
  • Lesson One Conclusion
  • Read Featured Stories from this Lesson
  • Lesson Two: Loss and the Adopted Child
  • Loss and the Adopted Child
  • Not Permanent
  • After the Fact
  • Unrecognized
  • Factors that Affect a Child's Response to Adoption Loss
  • Lesson Two Conclusion
  • Read Featured Stories from this Lesson
  • Lesson Three: Loss and Grief as the Child Grows Up
  • Loss and Grief as the Child Grows Up
  • Infants and Toddlers (0-2)
  • Preschoolers (3-5)
  • School Age (6-12)
  • Teens (13-18)
  • Adults (19+)
  • Lesson Three Conclusion
  • Read Featured Stories from this Lesson
  • Lesson Four: Adopted with a Capital "A"
  • Adopted with a Capital "A"
  • Grief Responses
  • Activity: Possible Triggers
  • Your Child's Triggers
  • Lesson Four Conclusion
  • Read Featured Stories from this Lesson
  • Lesson Five: Helping Children Cope
  • Helping Children Cope
  • Lesson Five Conclusion
  • Read Featured Stories from this Lesson
  • Conclusion
  • Conclusion
  • Post Test
  • Acknowledgements
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
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