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The Centre schedules regular courses and one-off workshops to help you parent your adoptive family and increase your and their resilience. Available and open to adoptive families with any agency.

Hearts & Minds

An 8 week specialist therapeutic parenting programme for adoptive parents. Designed for all adopters, but particularly for those who are finding things hard or wanting to think about the parenting of their child. The programme focuses on the 8 habits of the thriving adoptive family and provides strategies on how to embed these into daily family life. Currently online.

Let's Talk About Letterbox and Contact

A new series of four connected workshops designed to open up the subject of Letterbox and Contact, allowing adopted families to explore the questions they have in a non-judgmental space. Feel free to come to all or just those you fancy.

Attachment & Trauma

These two training sessions are suitable for professionals working in early years and primary education who are interested in understanding the theory behind attachment and trauma. It will be informed how we can best support vulnerable children and practical advice and tips will be given.

Life Story

An online workshop and webinar that explores how ongoing Life Story Work contributes to children’s and young people’s understanding of their past, present and future. Moreover, it gives adopters some tools and ideas to help them support their children through this journey.

Workshops

One off workshops on a wide range of subjects all designed to reinforce and support your knowledge and resilience as an adoptive parent. Check our Events Calendar for what’s on.

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