Open Adoption for Prospective Adoptive Parents
April 20, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - April 24, 2021 @ 3:00 pm
Many parents come to adoption knowing only what they’ve seen in movies or heard second (or third or fourth) hand. Your real life as an adoption-built family will be quite different than how the media portrays it. Join us for this adoption training for prospective adoptive parents and gain valuable insight into the journey ahead.
During the workshop, you’ll explore how to:
- Prepare for the realities of adoption, including intrusive questions and comments
- Acknowledge the basic differences in adoption-built families
- Navigate all types of relationships, or lack of a relationship, with biological parents
- Talk to children about their adoption story
You’ll also hear from a panel of birth parents who placed their children as they share honestly their reasons for choosing adoption, their lives afterward, and what their open adoption looks like today. Many of our participants say this is the most beneficial aspect of the seminar.
This interactive workshop will take place via Zoom in three parts. Session times are tentative and may not take the entire time allotted, but please plan accordingly. Zoom login info will be provided to registered attendees closer to the seminar date.
Part 1: Tuesday, April 20: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Part 2: Thursday, April 22: 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Part 3: Saturday, April 24: 9:00-3:00 p.m.
Full Seminar: $125/individual or $200/couple
Saturday Only: $50
