FOR PROFESSIONALS: Sibling Relationships in Adoption: Assessment and Intervention for Complex Family Dynamics
FOR PROFESSIONALS: Sibling Relationships in Adoption: Assessment and Intervention for Complex Family Dynamics
6 CEs Available!
Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.), Provider #1972, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/3/2026 – 3/3/2029. Social workers completing this course receive 6 CEs – 1 General, 3 Clinical, 1 Ethics, and 1 Social & Cultural Competence continuing education credits.
Registration Deadline is April 27, 2026
This 3-session, 6-hour course will dig into rarely discussed areas of siblings in adoption. Drawing from all available research, Dr. Goodwin will discuss complex variables that evolve over their life course for siblings. With consideration to the early years of siblings being placed together or apart, and through search and reunions in subsequent years, Dr. Goodwin will provoke deep thinking about the nature of sibling relationships. Conversations will cover how to assess and address sibling dynamics on a case-by-case basis – including a new Sibling Assessment Tool — and common practice dilemmas such as differing relationships, visitation with birth parents or each other, gaps in age or birth order, and how to include siblings who are not biologically connected. This course includes robust skills building activities and optional participation in case simulations.
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For questions, concerns, or to request accessibility accommodations, please contact
Lauren Lynch at lynch@adoptionsupport.org
