International Adoption Educational Courses

The pages below give descriptions of international adoption courses and seminars that Nightlight offers on a regular basis. To find out when these courses are being offered — and to register — go to the Seminars/Events List and click on the event details.

International Adoption Webinars

The following courses address other topics related to international adoptions. If you have suggestions for other educational programs, please contact us.

  • Attachment and Other Issues in Adoption (Anaheim Hills, CA)
    This class is offered to help potential International adoptive parents understand the issues related to forming a permanent bond between parent and child. It also addresses the impact of institutionalization and the transition to a different culture.
  • China & Taiwan: Adopting the Child with Special Needs (online)
    A webinar discussing the most typical types of physical and medical challenges faced by Chinese and Taiwanese children adopted through a special needs program.
  • Domesticate an International Adoption in SC (online)
    The webinar explains the process of domesticating an international adoption in the state of South Carolina.
  • Medical Issues in International Adoption (Anaheim Hills, CA)
    No other details available at this time.
  • Facing Transracial & Transcultural Issues (online)
    A webinar giving tools to transracial and transcultural families to help them live in a world where they will no longer "blend in."

Other Adoption Courses (local and online)

Issues vital to International Adoptions are also addressed in Nightlight's General Adoption Courses. Read about these adoption webinars and seminars on the General Adoption Education Courses page.

You can also learn quite a bit by browsing the information on our International Adoption Programs section.

Seminars/Events Menu

Nightlight Christian Adoptions is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) adoption agency, licensed by the states of California and South Carolina to provide adoption services, and is Hague Accredited through COA. Nightlight can perform adoption homestudies for residents of South Carolina and Southern California (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties).