What is the Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program?
The Infant Adoption Training Initiative is funded by a grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services. Our Understanding Infant Adoption training program is designed to help health care professionals serving pregnant women and teens discuss adoption as an option with patients and clients who are not sure that they want to parent the child.

Who can attend?
You are eligible to attend if you are staff (nurses, social workers, technicians, physicians, etc.) employed by: Public health departments, public hospitals, nonprofit hospitals, MSS/ISS Programs affiliated with public health departments or private, nonprofit agencies Nonprofit clinics, e.g. Planned Parenthood Agencies, Teen Health Centers, school based Health clinics (public and private schools) or if you are a health care professional that interacts with pregnant women

How much does it cost?
There is no cost to attend the IATI training. There is no registration fee or fee for CEU certificates.

What have other participants said after the training?
“I was uncomfortable with adoption, now I’m not.” “Phenomenal conference! The presenter's sense of humor and expertise blended to make this conference very informative (& enjoyable).” “Prior to this training I didn't feel equipped to answer questions about adoption - now I do.”

Can I get contact hours for this training?
The one day curriculum is approved for 5.6 contact hours and the two day curriculum is approved for 11 contact hours by the Michigan Nurses Association which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation.

Can I get CEU's for this training?
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Michigan Nursing Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Spaulding for Children, provider # 1146, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Spaulding for Children maintains responsibility for the program.

Spaulding for Children, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for Psychologists. Spaulding for Children maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Curriculum	CEAP	NASW
Four Hour	4.0	4.0
One Day	5.6	8.0
Two Day	11.0	11.0
CBT	6.9	8.0
Self Study	7.5	8.0

Harmony is approved to provide the following Continuing Education Units to Nurses and Social Workers attending the training in Region IV (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee).

The North Carolina Nursing Association provides 8.3 contact hours for the one day curriculum and 4.0 contact hours for the half day curriculum and the National Association of Social Workers provides 8.3 contact hours for the one day curriculum and 4.0 contact hours for the half day curriculum.

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