Children and youth that have experienced foster care, institutionalization and/or adoption often face additional struggles in school. Adoption Learning Partners and the Joint Council on International Children’s Services is co-sponsoring a webinar, Adoption and Classroom Success: Beyond The Basics. The webinar will be held live Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 7:00PM Central time with a Q&A at 8:00PM. The cost of the webinar is $15.00
Presenter Heather T. Forbes will discuss how adoption experiences impact children in school.
From the webinar’s description:
Circumstances prior to adoption often cause adopted children to experience school, among other things, in a different framework than other kids. Orphanage care, foster care or prenatal exposure are all events that can affect behavior as a child grows.
Heather will present tips and strategies on how to help your child be more successful at school, therefore easing some of the stress at home. Heather will cover:
- How to smooth school-related transitions
- Helping teachers understand what is driving a child’s negative behaviors
- How to increase your child’s motivation to succeed at school
Forbes is the author of the popular Beyond Consequences, Logic and Control: A Love Based Approach to Helping Children with Severe Behaviors.
To register for the webinar, click here.
For more suggestions on how to help your adopted or fostered child prepare for and navigate school, you can also check out the fact sheets available from MN ADOPT.
Topics include:
- Adoption-Competent School Assignments
- Adoption-Friendly Curriculum
- College Aid
- Making IEPs User-Friendly
- Planning for Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities
- School Issues With the Youth or Teen with Attachment Issues: The Dog Ate My Homework
- The Impact of Adoption at School: Elementary Age Youth
- The Impact of Adoption at School: Junior and Senior High
- The Impact of Adoption at School: Pre-K and Kindergarten
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