Welcome to our online course, Mental Health & Adoption: Understanding the Risks and Overlaps

This short course is designed to provide adoptive parents, caregivers, and professionals with valuable insights into the unique mental health challenges faced by adopted children. By exploring the intersection of mental health and adoption, you'll gain the knowledge and tools needed to support the emotional well-being and development of adopted children. Join us on this journey to better understand and address the complexities of adoption-related mental health issues.

Mental Health & Adoption

is a short, online, self paced course

that focuses on developing an awareness of the seriousness of mental health difficulties as they relate to adoptees; and how a child’s environment affects their development in all spheres. It then helps you discover ideas for what you can do as parents of adoptees to support them. Using the latest, evidence-based research, Mental Health & Adoption helps equip you to prepare for potential challenges ahead and support your child. This online course is a recording of a recent live event and includes interactive case studies and reflection exercises to help you go through the material in an experiential way.

Who is Arise?

Arise Family is an NGO based in Cape Town, South Africa. We believe that every child is created to be part of a thriving family. And our goal is to support families to thrive, however they are formed. In practice, this means we use strength-based and resilience building interventions as we work with children, parents and caregivers to strengthen and equip families so that they can be a place where children feel safe, loved, and find a sense of belonging.
Enroll me in Mental Health & Adoption for $8 / R120!
Arise has over 15 years’ experience in programme development, facilitation, family strengthening and adoption support. Our team consists of psychologists, social workers and play therapists; many of whom are adoptive parents. We bring our education, experience, and skills to provide evidence based and strength building resources to South Africa in ways that promote growth and resilience. This course is a stepping stone into helping your family thrive!

Instructors

Robyn Jacobs and Alexa Russell Matthews

Clinical Psychologist & Senior Social Worker

Alexa Russell Matthews (Senior Social Worker with a Masters degree in Play Therapy) and Robyn Jacobs (Clinical Psychologist) are experienced and accomplished facilitators.  Robyn and Alexa have over 40 years of combined experience in the mental health field and have worked in public, private, corporate and education sectors. Together, they are responsible for the psychosocial programme development at Arise and have written, piloted and run various workshops in multiple schools and groups with great success.

What is Mental Health & Adoption

This short course is a recording of a live event has been adapted to a self-paced format. This allows you to watch the content at times convenient to you. We encourage you to go through the activities and case study as a way to make the work come alive.

By completing this course, you'll be able to:

  • develop an awareness of the seriousness of mental health issues as they relate to adoptees.

  • grow an understanding of where or why these issues may originate.

  • learn how a child’s environment affects their development in all spheres.

  • be equipped with ideas of what we can do as parents of adoptees to support them.

Our Money-Back Guarantee

We’re so convinced that you will absolutely love our products, that we are willing to offer a 7 day risk-free money back guarantee.  If you are not satisfied with the digital product or e-course for any reason you can get a refund within 7 days of making a purchase.  We would ask that you kindly delete all copies of the downloads or digital products if you do request a refund.  Requesting a refund will also mean you lose access to the course platform and any future updates to the material.  If you request a refund and any physical product was shipped to you as part of the course, you will be required to ship the items in their original packaging and unused back to Arise Family before your refund will be arranged.  Any transaction fees associated with processing your credit card and the refund will be deducted from the amount of the course we refund to you.       

*We stand behind our guarantee. Before you make your purchase, please view our full policy.

FAQ

The questions people ask before saying “Yes!” to Mental Health & Adoption

  • What's the time investment for doing the course?

    The single video can be viewed in 45 minutes. You can watch it all in one sitting or break it up into times convenient to you. You can access the course repeatedly and whenever suits you.

  • What's the time investment for the activities?

    The worksheets case studies can all be downloaded and completed in your own time. We recommend setting aside 30 minutes to work through the activities. The learning really takes place through the interactive reflections and applications and are a vital part of the programme.

  • Can I learn at my own pace?

    Yes, the course is designed for you to go through it as fast or as slow as you would like. Just log in and pick up where you left off, repeat parts you’ve already watched or watch the entire video in one sitting. The choice is yours.

  • How long will I be able to access this course?

    You will be able to log in and access the course for the lifetime of the course at Arise Family. There is no expiration date for your access, and you can return and re-do the course as often as you need to. In the future event of Arise Family ever retiring the course, you will be given appropriate notice and time to complete any outstanding lessons.

  • Is this course accredited?

    While all our facilitators are accredited professionals with their various professional governing bodies, the course is not specifically accredited. The course is designed to provide you with introductory information that is relevant and up to date.

  • Will anyone be able to access information about me?

    All your details and information collected by Arise Family are kept confidential and records are maintained as governed by the POPI Act. Our privacy policy can be accessed on our site. If you are completing this course as part of your preparation and counselling with an accredited adoption agency and were provided a code by them to access the course, please know that your adoption social work team will be able to access details regarding your progress in the course and completion dates.

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