Health Issues for Children Adopted from Ethiopia
About this online adoption education course
Next Ethiopian Adoption Health Issues webinar date & time: TBA, 7 p.m. (EST)
In this 1-and-a-half-hour webinar you will learn what special health concerns there are for children adopted from Ethiopia and why these children may have an increased risk for certain diseases and conditions. We will also discuss what to look for in a health report, what to ask, and what medical exams should be performed once your child is home. In addition we will also discuss what precautions adoptive parents need to take when traveling to Ethiopia.
This webinar is presented by Laura Beauvais-Godwin, Carolina Hope’s director and co-author of The Complete Adoption Book. Laura is the adoptive mother of two daughters.
If you are an adoptive parent of a child from Ethiopia and you want to share your experiences in this webinar, please sent an email to LauraG@CarolinaHopeAdoption.org.
To find out more about how a webinar works, please visit the Webinar Explanation page.
How to sign up
To sign up for this webinar, first click on the Pay Now link below. Once you have paid, you will be taken to a PayPal page that says “Thank you for your payment.” On that page, click on the orange button that says “Return to Carolina Hope Christian Adoption Agency.” That link will return you to this page.
Next, send an email to webinars@CarolinaHopeAdoption.org with the following subject line: “Sign up for ethiopia health issues webinar”. Please include your name in the body of your email. This email should be sent at the latest by 5 p.m. on the day of the webinar.
After we have confirmed your payment, you will receive an email response with the information needed to join the webinar. (This email is different from the payment receipt you will receive by email from PayPal, which is for your financial records. The email with webinar information will come from an @ CarolinaHopeAdoption.org address.) Participation in the webinar requires a telephone and an internet connection.
Please note that the sign-up emails are handled personally by Carolina Hope staff. Therefore there will be a delay from the time you send your email until the time you receive a response. You should receive the email with necessary information at least one hour before the webinar is scheduled to begin.