Overview

Dillon's International Adoption Seminar is a comprehensive seminar addressing the needs and adjustments of newly adopted children and their adoptive families. Each seminar will be from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and accounts for six (6) certified Hague Adoption Education hours of pre-adoption education for adoptive families in process.

                Dillon International staff will present information and answer questions concerning the care of children who will be joining the family through international adoption. Participants will explore topics including attachment, grief and loss, the impact of institutionalization on child development, becoming a multiracial family, keeping children connected to their heritage and talking to their child about adoption. They will also have the opportunity to hear from other adoptive families who will share their personal adoption stories.

An online version of the International Adoption Seminar will be available for Dillon adoptive families living outside of our direct service area (Arkansas, southern California, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas) who cannot attend one of our LIVE seminars listed below and/or for non-Dillon adoptive families seeking adoption education credits to complete their pre-adoption education requirements who prefer not to attend the LIVE seminar.

Upon completion of the seminar and submission of the evaluation form, all families will receive a certificate issued by Dillon International confirming their adoption education credits.

Live Seminar Schedule & Locations

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Workshop Hours and Fees

Workshop Hours:  9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Fees:  $145/married couple            $110/single applicant

$120/Dillon married couple
$85/Dillon single applicant
(Fees cover the live presentation, lunch and adoption-related articles and information.) 

Online Workshop Fee: 
$100/married couple
$75/single applicant

Please note that workshop facilities do not provide for childcare.

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