Learn about the adoption process in these two-part intensive workshops. Both workshops provide you with the necessary educational foundation for your adoption journey.

Registration for Parts l and ll are for homestudy clients of Adoption Connection only.

All Adoption Connection homestudy clients are required to register and attend Part I and Part II of the Preparing for Adoption Workshops. Attendance is mandatory, and each attendee will be given a certificate of completion after completing the second day of the two-part workshop..

Part I Topics Include:

The Current Landscape of the Adoption Journey
Elements of Matching with Birthparents
Considerations before Deciding to Adopt Transracially
Birthfather Rights and Determining their Risk to an Adoption
Understanding ICPC
Understanding the Fees in Adoption
The Ideal Mindset for the Journey of Adoption

Part I will include adoption case stories, group discussions, the ability to ask questions in a supportive environment, and the opportunity to gain community and connection with other families starting their adoption journey.

Facilitator:

An Adoption Connection Adoption Professional

Fees:

$150 per attendee for each one day session (Separate registration required for Part II)

Fee is nonrefundable and NOT transferable to a different event.

There is currently no wait list for this event.

Adoption Connection: Preparing for Open Adoption Part I