October 7, 2006
"Preparing for Parenthood Through Adoption"
Bellmore, NY
This workshop will help pre-adoptive parents begin to prepare for parenthood.
Topics will include:
Becoming a parent overnight: realistic expectations
Building a healthy parent-child bond
The importance of having support and how to find it
For more information or to register, call 516 221-9336
October 14, 2006
Adoptive Parents' Committee of Long Island
Wantagh, NY
For more information call 516 223-9584
or email sloucalcswr@optonline.net
October 29, 2006
Brooklyn, NY
For more informatin call 732.935.3586
November 4, 2006
"Coping With the Stress of Infertility"
7-9pm
Participants will learn ways to cope with the emotions and demands of infertility treatment while decreasing stress and anxiety.
Setauket, NY
For more information call 516 221-9336
or email sloucalcswr@optonline.net
November 11, 2006
"Transitioning From Infertility to Adoption"
6-8pm
In this workshop, participants will explore the issues and options involved in transitioning from infertility to adoption in a safe, non-judgemental environment.
Setauket, NY
For more information call 516 221-9336
or email sloucalcswr@optonline.net
November 12, 2006
"Preparing for Parenthood Through Adoption"
6-8pm
Setauket, NY
This workshop will help pre-adoptive parents begin to prepare for parenthood.
Topics will include:
Becoming a parent overnight: realistic expectations
Building a healthy parent-child bond
The importance of having support and how to find it
For more information or to register, call 516 221-9336
or email sloucalcswr@optonline.net
November 18, 2006
"Transitioning From Infertility to Adoption"
6-8pm
In this workshop, participants will explore the issues and options involved in transitioning from infertility to adoption in a safe, non-judgemental environment.
Bellmore, NY
For more information call 516 221-9336
or email sloucalcswr@optonline.net
November 19, 2006
CW Post University, NY
For more information call 516 223-9584
December 2, 2006
"Getting Through the Holidays"
6-8pm
This workshop is appropriate for people experiencing infertility or waiting to adopt.
The holidays are a particularly stressful time for people experiencing infertility or waiting to adopt. In this workshop, participants will develop strategies and supports for managing the holidays.
Setauket, NY
For more information call 516 221-9336
or email sloucalcswr@optonline.net
December 9, 2006
"Getting Through the Holidays"
6-8pm
This workshop is appropriate for people experiencing infertility or waiting to adopt.
The holidays are a particularly stressful time for people experiencing infertility or waiting to adopt. In this workshop, participants will develop strategies and supports for managing the holidays.
Bellmore, NY
For more information call 516 221-9336
or email sloucalcswr@optonline.net
February 28, 2007
"International Adoption: Embracing Diversity Within the Family"
12:45-2pm
Sirka Louca as well as nationally renowned experts, International Adoption Peditrician Dr. Jane Aronson and Early Intervention Psychologist Dr. Andrew Vaughan will be speaking on the many issues related to international adoption, the types of issues children cared for in orphanges face, and how to address their needs.
Stony Brook University, New York
For more information call 631 689-2582
or email sloucalcswr@optonline.net
May 12, 2007
RESOLVE Adoption Options: "Transitioning from treatment to adoption"
This workshop will outliine the issues involved in transitioning from fertility treatment to adoption and help participants understand and assess their own readiness to pursue adoption.
