BGCenter Online
School offers courses, CDs, publications, presentations and workshops
that help to prepare parents and professionals for dealing with
behavioral, emotional, developmental and educational needs of
internationally adopted older children. All this information comes
from professionals, who work with internationally adopted children
on a daily basis as psychologists, researchers, therapists and
speech/language pathologists. These are people who are licensed
and experienced in providing related clinical services to international
adoptees. They also are known to the adoption community as the
authors of books and articles on key adoption issues.
The courses
offer a practical guide for adoptive parents on how to handle
special needs of a post-institutionalized older child adopted
internationally. All online courses are interactive, and you
can ask the instructor - a psychologist specializing in international
adoption - questions related to the subject of the course.
A growing list of free access presentations (currently
9) on varies aspects of pre-adoption preparation and post-adoption
services. You can find out what specialists look for in the pictures
and documents you have for your prospective child; the details
on what information to bring back from your trip to Russia; what
is sensory integration that children with traumatic experiences
in their background often lack; templates of documents for requesting
a bilingual psychological or speech and language assessment for
your child and advice on where to look for private school placement.
INDEX
of selected resources that can help you find answers to your adoption
related questions
Self-study courses on CDs have the same
content as the corresponding online courses, but they are not
interactive and do not have tests and questionnaires. CD courses
are designed for adoptive parents, teachers and other professionals
who are not interested in a certificate of completion, but would
like to have the access to information beyond the time limit of
an online class.
Certificates
of completion are
NOT awarded
Internet connection required
Each Newsletter features the latest articles from
the authors of International Adoption Articles Directory, commentary
and reviews of varies issues of international adoption.
