Training for Adoption Competency (TAC)

Education and Licensing

The TAC is designed for post-Master's licensed clinicians. All applicants must have a master’s degree and be a licensed clinician or in process of attaining licensure. The TAC is approved for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) by National Association of Social Workers (NASW).

C.A.S.E. received accreditation of its Training for Adoption Competency from the Institute of Credentialing Excellence (ICE) in November 2020. This makes TAC part of an elite group of certificate programs dedicated to public protection and excellence in practice. Read the news release here.

Employment

Action Required: Please email your resume to Leslie Wright at [email protected] at time of application submission.

Participants must be working in a clinical capacity with adoptive or fostering families. If applicants do not work in a clinical capacity but supervise staff who do or can support incorporating learning into practice, they may be considered as space allows. All applications will be reviewed and applicants will be contacted to confirm acceptance into the training. Enrollment is limited and enrollees must practice in the state of Virginia.

Cost

Applications are now being accepted for TAC™ training hosted by the Northern Post Adoption Consortium (NPAC).

FREE thanks to generous support from Virginia Department of Social Services.

Training Schedule

The offering of this TAC training will be presented in a virtual format, most Thursdays between 9/5/24 and 2/27/25 from 9:00 am - 12:15 pm EST on the following dates:

2024

Mod. 2: 9/5 & 9/12:
Mod. 3: 9/19 & 9/26
Mod. 4: 10/3 & 10/10
Mod. 5: 10/17 & 10/24
Mod. 6: 10/31 & 11/7
Mod. 7: 11/14 & 11/21
Mod. 8: 12/5 & 12/12

2025

Mod. 9: 1/9 & 1/16
Mod. 10 : 1/23 & 1/30
Mod. 11: 2/6 & 2/13
Mod. 12 2/20 & 2/27

Please complete the registration information below.

Questions?

Contact Leslie Wright at [email protected].

NPAC TAC 2024-2025

Welcome to the Participant Application Page. By submitting this application, you will be applying for entry to the virtual TAC session taking place September 2024 - February 2025. Enrollment is limited and enrollees must practice in the state of Virginia. Prior to the first session on September 5th, all participants must complete Module 1 on their own.

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EDUCATION: Highest Degree Earned*

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All applicants must have a minimum of a Post-master's degree and be a licensed clinican.

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EDUCATION: What professionals license(s) do you hold?*

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ADOPTION COMPETENCY: Have you had previous training in the area of adoption competency in a therapeutic setting?*

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ADOPTION COMPETENCY: If you answered YES to the above, please describe the training.

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ADOPTION COMPETENCY: What is your interest in pursuing advanced training in post-adoption service?*

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ADOPTION COMPETENCY: Approximately what percentage of your caseload a year consists of families or individuals within the adoption, kinship network?*

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ADOPTION COMPETENCY: What do you think are the biggest training needs for therapists who work with adoptive or foster families?*

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