PROFESSIONALS: Birth/First Fathers: Core Issues, Clinical Practice & Beyond
PROFESSIONALS: Birth/First Fathers: Core Issues, Clinical Practice & Beyond
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 June 3, 2026
This 3-session, 6-hour interactive course will provide in-depth, first-person accounts of birth fathers in contemporary adoptions. Participants will enrich their perspective, empathy, and understanding of men’s experiences of responding to unexpected pregnancies, considering and making adoption plans, relinquishment and placement, and navigating post-placement contact and across their life span. In addition to enhancing your clinical practice with individuals and families with experiences of adoption, you will be challenged to identify steps you can take to promote men’s access and involvement in therapeutic services.
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For questions, concerns, or to request accessibility accommodations, please contact
Lauren Lynch at lynch@adoptionsupport.org
