Welcome to the AdoptUsKids Training & Technical Assistance (T/TA) web pages. As part of the Children's Bureau Network of training & technical assistance (T/TA), we are here to assist States & Tribes in their foster and adoptive family recruitment and retention work. Additionally, AdoptUsKids has been designated by the Children's Bureau as the lead agency to deliver services to states around interjurisdictional placement issues.

Improving Adoption Practice

Listen to the voices of parents and caseworkers as they talk about barriers and success factors in adoption from foster care. This 16 minute presentation summarizes the research findings from two studies conducted by the University of Texas and the Collaboration to AdoptUsKids.

Training & Technical Assistance Service Goals

• Support States & Tribes in their efforts to develop a pool of waiting families that reflects the diverse characteristics of children & youth for whom foster & adoptive homes are needed
• Increase the effective use of cross-jurisdictional resources to facilitate timely permanence options for waiting children & youth
• Promote & enhance the role of foster and adoptive parents in recruitment, retention, and planning
• Assist States & Tribes to enhance worker capacity, satisfaction with, and validation of their critical work in recruitment & retention
• Assist States & Tribes in ensuring their recruitment, response processes, and retention are driven by promising practices & achieve desired outcomes for families, children & youth

Consultants

To deliver these services, we have assembled a diverse team of professionals to provide consultation and assistance to the States and Tribes.