How to Talk About it:  Adoption Training

Become familiar with modern adoption practices and learn how to confidently empower your clients to make their own, positive choices.  This training will be held virtually on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.  

Topics Covered
Appropriate Adoption Language
The Client's Journey:  Adoption, Single Parents, the Role of Fathers
Theories Related to Adoption
The Ethics Behind Presenting Adoption
The Practical:  Presenting Options to Clients

This training provides 3 Social Work CEU Hours (1 Ethics)
Register at link below or contact Jeannie at (701) 354-3992 or Jean@casfamily.org for more information.
​

School Presentations

Our staff loves to share with students in high school and college about the open adoption culture that currently exists, about how adoption is a loving choice, and how to use positive language when talking with friends who were adopted. Some of the schools we've visited include: Moorhead High School, Fargo South, Northern Cass, Sheyenne High School, and Red River High School. We are happy to speak for a few minutes, an entire class period, or an ongoing series depending on your need. Contact us today!
Elementary - Helping Classmates Understand Adoption.pdf
File Size: 1562 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File
"I want to be an OB Nurse so I found this whole presentation really interesting and applicable..."
~ Concordia Nursing Student
Thank you so much for coming to our class to talk about adoption...they all thought you were great and shared such useful information.. It opened up their eyes to adoption as an option.
  ~ local High School teacher, 2016
Picture
Our presentation at Moorhead HS Family & Consumer Sciences

Leadership/Professional Training 

"The statistics always spark my interest, but even more, I liked being challenged to think and talk differently - simple words like "place" & "plan" ...very powerful!
     ~ Pregnancy Center Director
Positive adoption language, infertility struggles, ND or MN adoption process, and decision-making counseling are just some of the topics we can discuss when presenting to groups of nurses, social workers, pastors, or others interested in the adoption option in our community. Let us know how we can help provide education and training to your group today!

Church Outreach

Whether at Orphan Sunday events, MOPS group, applicable sermon series, or ministry display in the foyer, our staff is eager to share our passion for expectant parents and their children. Couples experiencing infertility and individuals with a heart for adoption are groups that our ministry loves to connect with about adoption advocacy and God's big story of adoption. Any chance we get to pour our hearts out about Jesus, we will dive right in. Schedule a speaker! 
Picture
Founder/Administrator, Pat Larson speaking with Ignite Church in Moorhead, MN

    Chosen News
Chosen News - V1: Sept 2020.pdf
File Size: 1673 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File
Along with our guest speakers, we invite some of our previous clients to share a more personal account of their adoption story. Ambassadors sign up for our scheduled presentations and receive some guidelines to help facilitate. Contact Kristen@CASfamily.org for more information on becoming an ambassador.