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Calendar
Ready to learn tools to fill your adoption toolbox? From introductory sessions to courses for experienced adoptive parents and professionals, we have adoption education for everyone!
Below you'll find our calendar of upcoming courses, both online and in-person.
If you have any questions, please email us at education@bcadoption.com. We'd be happy to advise you on what courses are best for you!
Upcoming Events
| 24 | Safe Babies- Smithers |
Northern BC
Please join us and learn the basics involved with caring for infants and toddlers. This course discusses baby care, early childhood, and is also helpful for people open to adopting little ones who have been exposed prenatally to drugs &/or alcohol. |
| 25 | External Brains: Smithers |
Northern BC
Join us for an informative morning as we explore how to meet the needs of kids with FASD by acting as their external brain. This is a screening of a presentation done by Dr. D Russell, a clinical neuro psychologist and an expert in the field of assessing and supporting people living with FASD. |
| 25 | FASD & the Neurobehavioural Approach |
Northern BC
Please join us for an informative afternoon with Nathalie Brassard from FACETS, as she guides us through the strategies outlined in Malbin's "Try Differently Rather than Harder." |
| 1 | Guided Tech Support pre-module for AEP Online |
Online
This AEP online pre-module will help those participants who require extra technical support taking an online course. |
| 8 | AEP Online Foundations - November 2018 Cohort 1 - BC General |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 8 | AEP Online Foundations - November 2018 Cohort 2 - BC General |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 8 | Adopting Teens and Tweens - November 2018 |
Adopting Teens and Tweens online course will enable prospective adoptive parents to make realistic, well-informed decisions about their capacity and readiness to parent teen or tween by adoption by providing education about core issues in adoption, as required by the Adoption Regulations. AEP is a required prerequisite of this course. |
| 8 | AEP Online Refresher (Child in the Home) - November 2018 - Cohort 1 |
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 8 | AEP Online Refresher (Child in the Home) - November 2018 - Cohort 2 |
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 15 | Safe Babies Webinar - Online Workshop - Fall 2018 |
Online
If you are planning to adopt a baby or toddler, locally or internationally, this course is for you - especially if there is any risk of prenatal exposure. Note: This webinar workshop is delivered online for your convenience. This course is not intended for foster parents. |
| 19 | Connections for Life Community Workshops |
Vancouver Coastal Region
How to help youth in and from care find meaningful lifelong connections: |
| 10 | AEP Online Foundations - January 2019 Cohort 1 - BC General |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 10 | AEP Online Foundations - January 2019 Cohort 2 - BC General |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 10 | AEP Online Refresher (Child in the Home) - January 2019 - Cohort 1 |
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 10 | AEP Online Refresher (Child in the Home) - January 2019 - Cohort 2 |
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 14 | AEP Online Foundations - February 2019 Cohort 1 - BC General |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 14 | AEP Online Foundations - February 2019 Cohort 2 - BC General |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 14 | AEP Online Refresher (Child in the Home) - February 2019 - Cohort 1 |
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 14 | AEP Online Refresher (Child in the Home) - February 2019 - Cohort 2 |
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP Online Refresher (Child in the Home). |
| 14 | AEP Online Foundations - March 2019 Cohort 1 - BC General |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 14 | AEP Online Foundations - March 2019 Cohort 2 - BC General |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 14 | Adopting Teens and Tweens - March 2019 |
Adopting Teens and Tweens online course will enable prospective adoptive parents to make realistic, well-informed decisions about their capacity and readiness to parent teen or tween by adoption by providing education about core issues in adoption, as required by the Adoption Regulations. AEP is a required prerequisite of this course. |
| 14 | AEP Online Refresher (Child in the Home) - March 2019 - Cohort 1 |
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 14 | AEP Online Refresher (Child in the Home) - March 2019 - Cohort 2 |
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 11 | AEP Online Foundations - April 2019 Cohort 2 - BC General |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 11 | AEP Online Refresher (Child in the Home) - April 2019 - Cohort 1 |
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 11 | AEP Online Refresher (Child in the Home) - April 2019 - Cohort 2 |
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 11 | AEP Online Foundations - April 2019 Cohort 1 - BC General |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 2 | AEP Online Refresher (Child in the Home) - May 2019 - Cohort 1 |
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 2 | AEP Online Refresher (Child in the Home) - May 2019 - Cohort 2 |
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 2 | AEP Online Foundations - May 2019 Cohort 1 - BC General |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 2 | AEP Online Foundations - May 2019 Cohort 2 - BC General |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
| 13 | AEP Online Refresher (Child in the Home) - June 2019 - Cohort 1 |
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP-Online. |
