To ensure trainers are knowledgeable in all elements of the adoption process and experienced in providing adoption information and referrals and the Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program (IIATP) best practice guidelines, the Adoption-Sensitive Clinical Care (ASCC) project team will select the Train The Trainer (TTT)) participants that embody the characteristics, skills, and experiences needed to successfully conduct the Understanding Infant Adoption 7 (UIA) training. Selection criteria/qualifications for adoption specialists will include: at least 5 years’ experience with infant adoption, knowledge of adult learning techniques, and 2+ years’ experience training others and in the best-case scenario have conducted UIA trainings previously.

The project team will review submitted resumes and will confirm with those who have been selected as trainers and have met the minimum requirements to attend the train-the-trainer sessions. The ASCC project team will perform two different TTT processes: one for experienced UIA trainers who know and have trained the UIA curriculum, and another for new adoption specialist and health educators who have not trained the UIA curriculum before and have at least 5 years’ experience with infant adoption, knowledge of adult learning techniques, and 2+ years’ experience training others.