Psychological & Brain Sciences 395A - S-Adoption Seminar/Mentoring

The goal of this seminar is to provide education on current research on adoption and diverse family types. The course is designed for students who are adopted or who have experienced foster care. Students are required to participate in class discussions in which they will discuss issues and subjects relevant to the adoption literature. There is a required practicum component to this seminar in which students will serve as mentors to adopted children in the Adoption Mentoring Partnership or complete an adoption related practicum. Students who serve as mentors are expected to participate in the course for three semesters and must be a sophomore or junior when they start the course. All other students are asked to make a one-year commitment. All students may enroll in 2 -3 credits each semester.

Open to Juniors and Sophomores only. Open to students in any major. Students must be adopted and will mentor an adopted child. Please email Jen Dolan for permission to register: jdolan@psych.umass.edu.