Becoming Adopt Ready: PRIDE Training

To be adopt-ready in Ontario, you must complete both PRIDE training and a homestudy. 

P.R.I.D.E. (Parent Resources for Information Development and Education) is a mandatory 27-hour education training program to prepare adoptive, kinship and foster parents to meet a child's needs. P.R.I.D.E. is usually done before, or concurrently with, the S.A.F.E. home-study. 

Trainings are typically offered in either nine modules or over a weekend. Topics include grief, loss, abuse, openness, discipline, placement challenges, developmental issues, family relationships, and maintaining a child's cultural identity. 

Domestic adoption applicants may be eligible for trainings through their local Children's Aid Society or Family and Children's Services. There is a fee for private and international adoption applicants. A list of trainings can be found at www.adoptontario.ca. 

You can schedule your PRIDE training below:

Michael Taylor or Sofie Stergianis (Private) https://secure.adoptontario.ca/pride-main

Sofie Stergianis: http://www.adoptioneducation.ca/aboutpride.htm

Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies: https://coursespub.azurewebsites.net/ ** PRIDE will be under “Resource Families”