Open Adoption for Prospective Adoptive Parents | October 2026

Learn what to expect in open adoption during this interactive adoption training for parents considering infant adoption.

Adoption is not a one-time event—it’s a lifelong relationship. And when you’re preparing for an open adoption, understanding how to honor that relationship is essential.

Featuring insights from experts, birth parents and adoptive families, Open Adoption for Prospective Adoptive Parents will prepare you to navigate the complexities of open adoption with knowledge, empathy, and boundaries.

During the workshop, you will:

• Explore the adoption process, including legal aspects
• Prepare for the realities of an open 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

A key part of this training is a panel of real birth parents, who openly share their stories and answer questions from adoptive families. Hearing directly from birth parents helps adoptive parents see openness from a more personal and human perspective—not just as a concept, but as a lived experience.

This interactive workshop will take place in three sessions. All sessions will take place online via Zoom.

Part 1: Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m

Part 2: Monday, October 26, 2026 | 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Part 3: Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | 6:00-9:00 p.m.

You do not need to be adopting through Adoption Advocates to participate. This workshop is valuable for anyone pursuing open adoption, including independent adoptions and domestic adoptions through other agencies.