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Adoption Ethics & Accountability CLE Course

CLE Course Description
CLE Course Offerings
About the Providers
CLE Course Outlines

CLE Course Description – Adoption Ethics & Accountability

In October 2007, the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute sponsored a timely and important conference, Adoption Ethics & Accountability, held in Washington, D.C. This conference, cosponsored with Ethica, Inc., brought together over 80 adoption professionals from the US and abroad to examine and address ethical issues in domestic infant adoption, international adoption, and the adoption of children from the US foster care system.

This CLE course presents 8 of the 23 recorded sessions from that conference. Handouts or presentations used during each session, if any, are included. Each recorded session is 75 minutes in length with a minimum of 3 to 4 presenters for each session, including at least one professor of law or practicing attorney. The sessions have been divided into 3 main course options, with each option focusing on a particular member of the adoption triad – birthparents, adopted children/adults and prospective/current adoptive parents.

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CLE Course Offerings

The following courses have been approved by the Florida State Bar for 12 Ethics CLE Hours. Purchase all 3 courses for $375 ($100 discount) or individually as follows:

CLE Title	Fee	State & Course #	Length	Type of Credit	Credit Hours	Registration
Adoption and Birthparents	$125.00	FL Bar #71520		Ethics or General	3	Download Registration Form
Adoption and Children/Adopted AdultsDetails	$175.00	FL Bar #71520		Ethics or General	4.5	Download Registration Form
Adoption and Prospective/Current Adoptive Parents	$175.00	FL Bar #71520		Ethics or General	4.5	Download Registration Form
Purchase All 3 Courses For a Discounted Price: Adoption and Birthparents; Adoption and Children/Adopted Adults; Adoption and Prospective/Current Adoptive Parents	$375.00	FL Bar #71520 FL Bar #71520 FL Bar #71520		Ethics or General Ethics or General Ethics or General	12	Download Registration Form

About the Providers

Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, Inc. and Ethica, Inc.

The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, founded in 1996, is a national not-for-profit organization that is the pre-eminent research, policy and education organization in its field. The Adoption Institute's mission is to provide leadership that improves laws, policies and practices – through sound research, education and advocacy – in order to better the lives of everyone touched by adoption. For more information, visit www.adoptioninstitute.org.

Ethica, Inc. is a tax-exempt non-profit organization that is an independent voice for ethical adoption. Ethica advocates for national and international improvement of adoption practices, offering support, education and advocacy to all persons affected by adoption. For more information, visit www.ethicanet.org.

CLE Course Outlines

Course 1 – Adoption and Birthparents – 3.0 hours Ethics or General

Session 1: Before Adoption: Protecting the Rights of Vulnerable Families of Origin	Presenters: Lynn Franklin Annette R. Appell, Professor of Law Dr. Teresa Kohlenberg Sania Metzger
Session 2: Ensuring Ethical Relinquishment Practices	Presenters: Melissa Griebel Frederick F. Greenman, Jr., Esq. Jini L. Roby, JD, MSW, MS Susan Livingston Smith

Course 2 – Adoption and Adopted Children/Adults – 4.5 Hours Ethics or General

Session 1: Information-sharing Prior to Adoptive Placement – What is Required and What is Ethical?	Presenters: Bruce A. Boyer, Professor of Law Dana E. Johnson, MD, PhD Johanna Oreskovic, Professor of Law Nora O'Farrell
Session 2: Protection Against Exploitation – Bribery, Fraud, Unqualified Practitioners and Truth in Advertising	Presenters: Madelyn Freundlich, Esq. Patricia Irwin Johnston, MS David Smolin, Professor of law Vicki Peterson, LICSW
Session 3: Ethical Adoption Policy and Practice for Children in Foster Care	Presenters: Jane Morgan Joe Kroll Dr. Ruth McRoy Judge William Thorne

Course 3 – Adoption and Prospective/Current Adoptive Parents – 4.5 hours Ethics or General

Session 1: Accountability to Prospective and Current Adoptive Families Overview	Presenters: Adam Pertman Jared N. Rolsky, MSW Colleen Marea Quinn, Esq. Cynthia Mabry, Professor of Law
Session 2: Discrimination in Adoption – Law, Policy and Practice That Restrict Adoptive Parenthood	Presenters: Melissa Griebel Joan H. Hollinger, Professor of Law Michael Colberg, JD, LCSW, MFT Elisa Poncz, Esq.
Session 3: Professional Challenges in Ethical Intercountry Adoption Practice	Presenters: Richard Klarberg, Esq. Gary Gamer Elena Langrill, Esq. Barbara J. McArtney, Esq.