Monthly virtual support calls provide a safe space for adoptive parents of color to connect and share their experiences. This is a group intended to meet the needs of people of color who have built their families through domestic adoption, kinship adoption, international adoption, foster care, same … [Read more...]

This is a free event open to adults of color who were adopted or are former foster youth. Space will be provided for participants to explore and share experiences around international adoption, foster care, transracial/interracial adoption, search and reunion, birth/first family and other topics of … [Read more...]

Monthly, free  virtual support calls provide a safe space for BIPOC adoptive, foster and kinship parents of BIPOC teens and young adults Join Raquel Vivanco, Director of the Adoptive Parents of Color Collaborative (APCC) and fellow adoptive parent, to find community and talk about parenting adopted … [Read more...]

Live Webinar* The losses experienced by adoptees are a type of experience called "ambiguous loss." This is thought to be the most difficult type of loss because there is no finality, closure or obvious path to resolution, and society does not have rituals or ways to acknowledge the person who is … [Read more...]

Free! Are you considering growing your family through adoption? Please join us in-person to learn about how Spence-Chapin can support you in your adoption journey. You will be hearing from the Team at Spence-Chapin and Spence-Chapin adoptive families about: • International Adoption with … [Read more...]

Are you considering growing your family through adoption? Discover the right adoption pathway for you at our special evening event.  Learn more about 4 different ways to adopt: • International Adoption with Spence-Chapin • Domestic Adoption with Spence-Chapin • Private Domestic Adoption with an … [Read more...]

Fee: $60.00 Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.0 Clinical In this interactive and clinical webinar, participants will explore how missing and disrupted attachments impact adopted children’s behaviors. Participants will identify symptoms of impaired attachment and discuss the emotional demands this … [Read more...]

Fee: $60.00 Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.0 Clinical This webinar clearly presents the therapeutic nuances that must be comprehended when helping adoptive families work through crisis. Roberts' Seven-Stage Model of Crisis Intervention is used as the framework for presenting adoption specific … [Read more...]

Fee: $60.00 Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.0 Clinical Secure attachment has been found to be associated with better social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes of children. Maternal sensitivity is thought to be a major contributor to the development of a secure attachment. This webinar will … [Read more...]

Fee: $60.00 Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.0 Clinical Attachment research shows that when people fail to address childhood wounds, they end up repeating those attachment patterns into adulthood. Preoccupied, insecure, dismissive, and fearful attachment styles are correlated with mental health … [Read more...]