International Pre-Adoption On-line Education

       

To meet the needs to today’s families, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota is pleased to offer families the opportunity to complete a portion of their Pre-Adoption Education requirement through our online education partner, Heart of the Matter Seminars. This client-friendly option allows you to complete specific training units from the comfort of your own home, without loss of work or lengthy travel. Families can complete the courses a session at a time or in one long session, as necessary, to meet their own scheduling demands.

Required Online Curriculum
Families completing an intercountry adoption are required to receive training that meets or exceeds the requirements set forth in the Hague Convention, a treaty aimed at preventing child-trafficking and serving the best needs of children. Because we believe this curriculum best prepares families to parent their adopted children, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota requires this training of all adoptive families regardless of whether or not their child will be adopted from a Hague country.

A complete list of required courses and registration instructions are included in the application packet.

Certificates of Completion
We will be discussing the content of these courses in the agency-led workshop. Therefore, these courses MUST be completed prior to attending the workshop at LSSMN. Certificates of Completion (earned after successfully completing each course) must be submitted to Sue.Rock@lssmn.org before attending the workshop.