1. Why does a coach need to be aware of their own mindset and previous experience with adoption? 

Identify some responsibilities unique to adoptive parenting. 

Question 3 : Name some challenges that adopted children often face.

Question 4 : Many adoptive families need to seek professional support. Why is it important for them  to find adoption competent support?

Question 5: What is one benefit of the Tri-spective approach?

Question 6: What is the effect of having a Positivity Bias regarding adoption?  

Question 7:  Adopted children grow to be adopted adults. How does it benefit your client when they can view their decision through a lens of a lifetime journey?

Question 8: How does having a more accurate picture of the realities faced by an adopted child and an expectant mother inform your client’s discernment process?

Question 9: What do adoptive parents need to know about the child’s perspective of adoption?

10. What is the Ghost Kingdom?

Question 11. Who experiences the seven core issues in adoption?

Question 12. Name some ways the prenatal environment affects an adopted child.

Question 13: What is the difference between openness and contact?

Question 14: How does drawing the distinction between expectations and reality affect parenting?

Question 15: When considering a child placement, what three questions will your client need to answer?

Question 16: How might the world view and lived experiences of a child adopted from foster care color his/her responses toward the adoptive parents?

Question 17: How does a name shape identity?

Question 18: Why do parents need to be intentional about gathering, securing and sharing their child’s information?

Question 19: How can expectations, beliefs, and presuppositions get in the way of approaching adoption with a more nuanced understanding?

Question 20: How might a Conversation Seed benefit the parent and the child?

Question 21: How is relinquishment trauma distinct from adoption trauma?

Question 22: What should adoptive parents keep in mind in their approach to discipline?

Question 23: What might make celebrations of a child’s Arrival Day complicated for an adopted child?

Question 24: How might loyalty be an issue in an adoptive family?

Question 25: In the context of adoptive families, what is Toxic Language?

Question 26: What are some of the ethical obligations required of adoptive parents?

Question 27: How does finding community benefit adopted children and their parents?

Question 28: Why is it vital for adoptive parents to develop a Continuity of Care Plan?

Question 29:  When attempting to find calm when things are becoming chaotic, which technique has the greatest impact on the environment?

Question 30: Outcome Bias means:

Question 31: As a parent of a BIPOC adoptee if someone says “Your daughter is beautiful, when I look her, I don’t see color” they are speaking in an offensive manner because:

Question 32: Some disenfranchised loss examples that are minimized by society and experienced by adoptees are:

Question 33: Which of the statements are examples of cognitive errors which disrupt the adoptee experience:

Question 34: Reunions are difficult to encounter because adoptees do not want to experience rejection due to:

Question 35: What are some factors that contribute to a woman choosing adoption for her child?

Question 36. For the birth parent, adoption Includes:

Question 37. What is “ambiguous loss”?

Question 38. What are three emotional challenges that birth mothers may face after placing a child for adoption?

Question 39. What are three coping strategies that Adoption Attuned coaches can recommend to birth mothers dealing with grief and loss.

Question 41: An adoptee-centric relationship benefits birth parents because

Question 42: Why is open communication between birth parents and adoptive families in an open adoption arrangement important?

Question 43: What are some reasons birth mothers may decide not to have subsequent children after placing a child for adoption?

Question 49: What are the benefits of understanding the unique perspectives and experiences of birth parents?

Question 45: What are some ways that you can provide valuable support to birth parents in a closed adoption?

Question 47: Common Reunion Problems Include:

Question 48: Positive Reunion Experiences Include:

Essential Elements of the Tri-Spective Coaching Model are: 

2. Tri-relational Interconnectivity means:

Before each session: 

During each session: 

Statements that may signal a client is open to considering other POVs

At the close of the session 

After the session: 

Partnering with your client is important because: 

Cultivating trust and safety within adoption coaching:

Transparency in coaching:

Question 59: Practices that build trust and safety include: 

A coach who is actively listening:

Focused listening:

Global listening: 

Active listening also can include recognizing: 

The coach supports Evoking Awareness and Facilitating Client Growth by: 

Agreements benefits adoption attuned coaching by: 

What is the prime purpose for adoption?

Adoption Attuned Core Coaching competencies include: