Description
Presents adoption-competence as a system-wide strategy to intervene earlier, improve the quality of referrals and care, reduce preventable crises, and help families remain stable. This article highlights the National Adoption Competency Mental Health Training Initiative (NTI) and Training for Adoption Competence (TAC). It lists out eight priority objectives for post-adoption program including: expanding access, building advanced clinical capacity, creating a preferred-provider list, addressing underserved areas, aligning therapy with family education, standardizing family assessments, interpreting assessments appropriately, and improving crisis recognition and handoffs.
