---
title: "MHP: Course Overview and The Need for Adoption Competency"
description: "**Module 1, Lesson 1** [A Need to Know: Enhancing Adoption Competence among Mental Health Professionals](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/A-Need-to-Know-Enhancing-Adoption-Competence-among-Mental-Health-Professionals.pdf) [Definition: An Adoption Competent Mental Health Professional](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Adoption-competent-MH-Professional.pdf) [Adoptive Parents Responses Related to Qualities of Therapists](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Adoptive_Parents_Responses_Related_to_Qualities_of_Therapists-1.pdf) [Course Overview and the Need for Adoption Competence](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Course-Overview-and-the-Need-for-Adoption-Competence-transcript.pdf)   [https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fnti%2Fnti-curriculum-resources%2Fcase-for-adoption-competency%2Fcourse-overview-and-the-need-for-adoption-competency%2F&linkname=MHP%3A%20Course%20Overview%20and%20The%20Need%20for%20Adoption%20Competency](https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fnti%2Fnti-curriculum-resources%2Fcase-for-adoption-competency%2Fcourse-overview-and-the-need-for-adoption-competency%2F&linkname=MHP%3A%20Course%20Overview%20and%20The%20Need%20for%20Adoption%20Competency)[https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fnti%2Fnti-curriculum-resources%2Fcase-for-adoption-competency%2Fcourse-overview-and-the-need-for-adoption-competency%2F&linkname=MHP%3A%20Course%20Overview%20and%20The%20Need%20for%20Adoption%20Competency](https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fnti%2Fnti-curriculum-resources%2Fcase-for-adoption-competency%2Fcourse-overview-and-the-need-for-adoption-competency%2F&linkname=MHP%3A%20Course%20Overview%20and%20The%20Need%20for%20Adoption%20Competency)[https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fnti%2Fnti-curriculum-resources%2Fcase-for-adoption-competency%2Fcourse-overview-and-the-need-for-adoption-competency%2F&linkname=MHP%3A%20Course%20Overview%20and%20The%20Need%20for%20Adoption%20Competency](https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fnti%2Fnti-curriculum-resources%2Fcase-for-adoption-competency%2Fcourse-overview-and-the-need-for-adoption-competency%2F&linkname=MHP%3A%20Course%20Overview%20and%20The%20Need%20for%20Adoption%20Competency)[https://www.addtoany.com/share](https://www.addtoany.com/share)"
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updated: "2026-07-31"
category: NTI / NTI Curriculum Resources / A Case for Adoption Competency
tags:
  - Audience
  - Mental health professionals
---

# MHP: Course Overview and The Need for Adoption Competency

**Module 1, Lesson 1**

[A Need to Know: Enhancing Adoption Competence among Mental Health Professionals](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/A-Need-to-Know-Enhancing-Adoption-Competence-among-Mental-Health-Professionals.pdf)

[Definition: An Adoption Competent Mental Health Professional](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Adoption-competent-MH-Professional.pdf)

[Adoptive Parents Responses Related to Qualities of Therapists](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Adoptive_Parents_Responses_Related_to_Qualities_of_Therapists-1.pdf)

[Course Overview and the Need for Adoption Competence](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Course-Overview-and-the-Need-for-Adoption-Competence-transcript.pdf)

 

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