The Post Adoption Resource Center (PARC) serves all families that have been formed through adoption.
PARC provides many services throughout the year. As part of PARC, you will receive quarterly newsletters that are filled with information and upcoming events for your family to look forward to. In addition to the newsletter, you may receive information about support groups, trainings and family events organized by PARC. We offer community presentations, referrals to service providers and education and support services. PARC also provides training for area foster care coordinators and foster parents. All PARC referral services are free. There may be a fee for special events.
We have a lending library with books, articles, tapes and DVDs covering an incredible range of adoption topics. We carry current children’s books as well as many newly released adoption resources. Feel free to drop in and utilize this quiet, comfortable space or browse the internet for online adoption resources. Three resources can be checked out at once and are due back one month from the check out date. Library Hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
"Attachment in Infant Adoption" is a presentation you can attend online or in person at Catholic Charities Madison, 30 S.Franklin Street Madison, WI 53703. Our presenter, Jennifer Winkelmann, MA, LPC, NCC, is the Founder and Clinical Director of Inward Bound, LLC. Jennifer’s primary clinical focus is adoption and foster care issues, including a specialty in work with children who have suffered attachment trauma.
Register online at http://infantattachment.eventbrite.com/
Thursday, May 31, 2012
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 per person
Join us for this annual picnic that brings together families formed through adoption. This year the picnic will be held on Saturday, June 23rd from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at Lake Farm Park. Space is limited so please be sure to R.S.V.P to Amy Steuer at postadoption@ccmadison.org or (800) 236-4673 ext. 21.
Your family is invited to an Adoptive Family Weekend called, "Celebration of Nations" at the YMCA Camp Minikani on June 1-3, 2012. For more information visit www.minikani.org/adoptive.
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Community Adoption and Foster Care Fair
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Home to Stay Backpack for Special Needs Adoptions
All therapists on this list are at many different levels of expertise in the area of Attachment Disorder/Adoption Issues. We are not endorsing them as Attachment Therapists, but as knowledgeable clinicians in the field that may be able to help.
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Trauma Informed Parenting Skills
UMOJA is a Black Heritage camp that supports families raising black children by helping them explore their heritage and culture, address challenges, and empower children. The camp will be held October 26-28, 2012 at the Green Lake Conference Center.