Spaulding –Making the Commitment to Adoption- Session 1 of 2 : NFAPA Calendar : News & Publications : Nebraska Foster and Adoptive Parent Association

Must attend both sessions. Earn 12 hours of in-service credit.
The Spaulding program is offered to prospective adoptive families. Spaulding training offers families the tools and information that they need to:
 Explain how adoptive families are different
 Importance of separation, loss, and grief in adoption
 Understand attachment and its importance in adoption
 Anticipate challenges and be able to identify strategies for managing challenges as an adoptive family
 Explore the lifelong commitment to a child that adoption brings

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Resource Family Consultants

Our staff includes Resource Family Consultants who specialize in one-on-one relationships, which provide foster parents with emotional encouragement, skill reinforcement, and parenting strategies unique to providing out-of-home care.

Scholarships

The Nebraska Foster & Adoptive Parent Association (NFAPA) offers scholarships to adoptive, foster, guardianship or kinship youth who wish to further their education beyond high school or GED.

Become a Foster Parent

There is an ongoing need in Nebraska for families willing to share their hearts and their homes with children who require temporary foster care. There is also a need for “forever” families for our waiting children, especially teens, who are available for adoption.