New Jersey Adoption Resource Clearing House

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Open adoption was created as an alternative to the challenges of closed adoption. But many adoptive parents find new challenges inherent to an open relationship with birth family. Here from triad members living and navigating the complexity of real open adoptions as they discuss some of the challenges and offer strategies for the ways that these relationships can be successfully navigate. There will be a facilitated conversation including adopted people as well as both birth and adoptive parents living the experience. Practical tips and examples will be offered including suggestions for how to identify and defuse your own triggers, fears and insecurities thus allowing parents to be fully attuned and creative in meeting the relationship needs of their children and adoption-extended families. This webinar is appropriate for pre- and post- adoptive parents living in or planning open adoption as well as adoption professionals.

The Zoom link for this webinar will be sent out 1 week prior to the live event. All webinars are recorded and shared with paid registrants within 1 week of the event.