CEU Workshop – Adoption, mental health and social work professionals will increase their competency and skills at supporting all adoption constellation members as they navigate openness and contact. Each family’s (both birth and adoptive) situation is unique and there are no set answers, but by … [Read more...]

In this webinar, parents and caregivers will gain better understanding of developmental stages of adopted tweens/teens and learn tools to support them in their journey of becoming whole adults. Topics covered will include general identity formation, adoption identity and racial identity. We’ll … [Read more...]

This webinar will explore the history, traditions and themes of adoption in communities of color and particular to adoptive families headed by people of color. Topics covered will include talking about adoption when families “match,” developing strategies for building and maintaining connection with … [Read more...]

NACAC is pleased to present a virtual one-day conference on key race and equity issues in the US and Canada. Professionals, parents, young people who experienced foster care or adoption, and other advocates are encouraged to attend to learn how they can make changes that result in better outcomes … [Read more...]

Fee: $20 Join Spence-Chapin staff members and fellow adoptive parents along with adoptee voices for an open discussion about adoption, race and identity. Our conversation will focus on talking with your child about race and racism as they grow older, thriving as a multicultural family and … [Read more...]

Considering adopting? Want to learn about adoption programs at Spence-Chapin? Join Spence-Chapin staff to learn about the current landscape of international and domestic adoption and the needs of the children waiting for adoptive families. We’ll discuss the scope of all Spence-Chapin adoption … [Read more...]

Join in a discussion with Jessica M. Luciere an adoptee advocate, President of All Together now and our own mentorship program leader. This is a discussion about us our intentions as parents and the ever-evolving identities of our children. We will discuss and give tips on how to support them and … [Read more...]

Are you considering adoption and want to know more about the home study process? Join us for this FREE webinar, facilitated by our home study supervisor, to learn more about the home study process, including the purpose of the home study, what a home study entails, and how to make the most of … [Read more...]

Families Growing Together Through Adoption Keynote Presentation: Knowing the Unknowable: Insight from Adoptees Working in Adoption Steve Kalb, LMSW, Director of Post Adoption Services Holt International Joli Hanlon, BA, Director of Holt Adoptee Camp Holt International Caitlin Howe, MA, Post … [Read more...]

What makes a mother give away her baby? This is the big question in Sun Hee Engelstoft’s poignant heartbreaker of a film Forget Me Not, about three Korean women who have become pregnant outside of marriage and are now hiding from the outside world until they give birth. Join us in our continuing … [Read more...]