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Training for Adoption Competency (TAC)

Training for Adoption Competency (TAC) is an accredited post-Master’s curriculum designed by C.A.S.E. with the assistance of a National Advisory Board of adoption experts.

TAC ICE Accredited StampeC.A.S.E. received accreditation of its Training for Adoption Competency from the Institute of Credentialing Excellence (ICE) in November 2020. This makes TAC part of an elite group of certificate programs dedicated to public protection and excellence in practice.
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Through classroom and remote instruction as well as clinical case consultation, TAC students master 12 domains that are critical to adoption-competent mental health services.

Our 1800+ graduates have all said that the training has improved their practice. With 19 training centers across 19 states nationwide and more on the way, many more families now have access to expert adoption-competent mental health care. We invite others to join us in expanding our reach throughout the country.

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    About TAC

    Learn more about the TAC curriculum and how it empowers professionals to better serve the adoption and foster care communities.

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    For Participants

    Interested in enrolling in TAC? Already a TAC participant? Discover the resources you need here.

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    For Trainers

    Interested in becoming a TAC trainer? Already a trainer? Discover the resources you need here.

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As a TAC trainer I have enjoyed watching students grow professionally and implement their learning in their practice settings. Each student brings their own experience and expertise which makes for rich conversations in these sessions and provides multidimensional learning for the students and myself as a trainer/practitioner. I feel very passionate about the methodologies and techniques I am able to share with the groups, as I know first-hand how these approaches have improved my own clinical effectiveness with complex adoption cases over the years. I feel privileged to be a TAC trainer from its very beginning in Minnesota and have gained so much in my own learning as a result.

Wendy L. Baker, LICSW TAC Trainer and Founder/Practitioner, Family Circle Counseling, PLLC
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TAC participants master 12 domains that are critical to adoption-competent mental health services.

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