More Training

Russia has set forth regulations for adoption training more specific to the Russian regulations. The course has to be minimum 30 (and up to 80) hours of training with
certificate, and a confirmation should be provided that the provider of
the courses is authorized to conduct them (copy of the provider's
license/authorization letter).  

Topics to be covered include:
*The decision to adopt internationally
* What is international adoption like for a child?
* Building the family together and resolving emotional issues
* Understanding and building attachment
* Managing behavior and building new skills
* Addressing educational issues
* Parental survival skills
* Professional medical and psychological help for your child

Luckily, CHOC has designed a course specific to Russia and it can be done via Skype.  They will be contacting us when they set up a time, hopefully over several evenings ora few weekends.

In the meantime, I have made our budget... more than we thought.  Sigh.  I don't understand why flights are more now than at the end of last year. I over guesstimate always' though' so maybe it won't be as bad as we think.

No tickets booked yet, but we probably leave one month today!