Adopting a Child with Special Needs: Training for Special Needs Adoption

These trainings are required of all families who are adopting a child through Wisconsin's Special Needs Adoption Program.  This meets the 16-hour training requirement by the State of Wisconsin. 
 

Fond du Lac:
 
Thursdays, September 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2008
3-7pm
Family Life Center
20 Wisconsin American Drive
Fond du Lac, WI  54935
 
Wausau:
 
Friday July 25 & Saturday July 26, 2008
8:30am - 4:30pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
630 Adams Street
Wausau, WI  54403

 

Green Bay:
 
Wednesdays, July 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2008
3-7pm
Harmony Cafe
1660 W. Mason Street
Green Bay, WI  54303

 
 

 
Neenah:
 
Thursdays, Oct. 30 & Nov. 6, 13, 20, 2008
3-7pm
St. Mark Lutheran Church
140 S. Green Bay Road
Neenah, WI  54956
 
 
 
Registration and Fees
 

If you are in the State of Wisconsin Special Needs Adoption Program and you have submitted your application into the State or have a child placed in your home that you are going to adopt, you do not need to pay for the training. 

If neither situation above applies to you, the fee is $300 per couple.  Payment is due at the time of registration.  Acceptable forms of payment are check (made payable to Lutheran Social Services), Visa, and MasterCard.

You must be registered to attend the training.


 
Please click here for Registration Form.

 

More Information
Contact Nicole Kortz at nkortz@lsswis.org or 920-730-1342 for more information.

NO CHILDCARE IS PROVIDED.  PLEASE DO NOT BRING CHILDREN TO THE TRAINING LOCATION.

**This 16-hour curriculum fulfills the State Law, which mandates prospective adoptive parents meet specific adoption-related competencies before they can either receive placement of a child or finalize an adoption after April 1, 2007.**

 

 

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