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The Adoptive Families Association of BC is pleased to offer The Adoption Channel - live and interactive, online education for the adoption community in British Columbia. Airing on select Thursdays every month, the Adoption Channel provides more of the information and education that the adoption community already receives from AFABC. Come learn with us!
Once you register for a webinar, you will be emailed a link and instructions to log in. Non-members can add an AFABC membership at time of webinar purchase to take advantage of member discounted rate. Group rates are available!
Introductory Webinars
If you are a B.C. resident considering adoption and looking for information about your options, the processes and the potential issues for adoptive families, these sessions are for you.
Adoption Options in B.C.
FREE B.C. Waiting Child Information Session
International adoption for B.C. residents
Core Webinars
These sessions are designed for prospective and current adoptive parents. You will take home practical skills and strategies that will add strength to your family and smooth your adoption journey.
Attachment series
Openness: An Introduction
B.C. Post Adoption Assistance
Laughter and Tears in the First Year
School Issues and adoption
Transitioning children into adoption
Adopting Teens and Tweens
Professional Speaker Series
Support and strategies for substance-exposed children series
Adoption and classroom success: Beyond the basics
 Adoption Options in B.C.
Are you a B.C. resident interested in adoption? Get the facts about B.C. adoption laws and all of your adoption options. Learn about each of the processes and key issues for local and international adoptions. This live webinar will include questions from the online audience.
Audience: Prospective adoptive parents in British Columbia.
Presenter: Yvonne Devitt, adoptive parent and AFABC's Community Engagement Coordinator.
Date: Stay tuned for autumn 2013 dates!
Time: 7 - 8 pm Pacific Time
Cost: $15 per home computer for AFABC members, $20 for non-members. Group rates are available.
Registration: Preregistration is required. Register now!
Contact: Rhonda at 604-320-7330 ext 116 or rleach@bcadoption.com
Attachment Series
 If you are interested in creating and maintaining healthy parent/child attachments in your adoptive family, this webinar series is for you. Learn about secure and insecure attachments, trauma, grief and loss, transitions and more. Take away some new ideas, practical skills and strategies to build success in your family.
Part One: Attachment and Adoption
Parents will be introduced to the concept of attachment, the attachment cycle and how a child's early experiences with caregivers, and multiple placements can impact their belief system and how they respond in relationships with others. New adoptive parents will gain a better understanding of their children's reactions and behaviours.
Part Two: Attachment and Trauma
Focuses on the impact of trauma and the recovery process for children. Adoptive parents will learn to identify some of the symptoms that children present with when they have experienced trauma and how it impacts their development and attachment process with family.
Part Three: Attachment Strategies
Twelve strategies for promoting secure attachment. These specific ideas and practical skills will assist new adoptive parents in creating a nurturing and embracing family environment. This live webinar will include questions from the on-line audience.
Audience: Anyone interested in parent-child attachments.
Presenter: Andrea Chatwin is an adoptive parent and adoption consultant with extensive experience as a child/youth mental health therapist.
Date: Three Thursdays: May 23, 30, and June 6.
Time: 7 - 8pm Pacific Time
Cost per session: $15 per home computer for AFABC members, $20 for non-members. Group rates are available.
Registration: Pre-regisration is required. Register for Part 1, register for Part 2, or register now for Part 3.
Contact: Rhonda at 604-320-7330 ext 116 or rleach@bcadoption.com
International Adoption for B.C. Residents
 Are you a B.C. resident interested in international adoption? Get the facts about your adoption options, current trends, available programs and the general processes for international adoption. This live webinar will include questions from the on-line audience.
Audience: Prospective adoptive parents living in British Columbia
Presenter: Marg Harrington
Date: Stay tuned for autumn 2013 dates!
Time: 7 - 8pm Pacific Time
Cost: $15 per home computer for AFABC members, $20 for non-members. Group rates are available.
Registration: Preregistration is required.
Contact: Rhonda at 604-320-7330 ext 116 or rleach@bcadoption.com
 Openness: An Introduction
Are you new to adoption and the topic of openness? This introductory webinar will answer your questions: What is openness? What is the history of openness? What does openness look like in an adoptive family? What is an openness agreement? Does openness change with time? What is the Post Adoption Registry? This live webinar will include questions from the on-line audience.
Audience: Anyone interested in openness in adoption.
Presenter: Jen Hillman, adoptive parent and AFABC's Adoption Support Coordinator for the Fraser region.
Date: Stay tuned for more 2013 dates!
Time: 7 - 8pm Pacific Time
Cost: $15 per home computer for AFABC members, $20 for non-members. Group rates are available.
Registration: Preregistration is required.
Contact: Rhonda at 604-320-7330 ext 116 or rleach@bcadoption.com
 B.C. Post Adoption Assistance
Adopting through the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)? Considering the process? Join us for a webinar on Post Adoption Assistance. PAA offers a variety of services to support families who adopt through the Waiting Child Program in B.C. Learn what you need to know before you adopt - including services offered, maintenance support payments, qualifications, eligibility, and exceptions.
Audience: Prospective and current adoptive parents in British Columbia.
Presenter: TBA.
Date: Stay tuned for more 2013 dates!
Time: 7 to 8pm Pacific Time
Cost: FREE
Registration: Preregistration is required.
Contact: Rhonda at 604-320-7330 ext 116 or rleach@bcadoption.com
Laughter and Tears in the First Year
 They laughed, they cried - it became a part of them. Robin, an adoptive mother of two boys, tells the very real story of her family’s first year after adopting an older child. Her younger son joined her family at 7 yrs old, after spending over 5 years in multiple foster homes in BC. Robin shares her stories and insights - bringing a mix of emotion, good humor and wisdom to her account of what was the most challenging and rewarding year of their lives. Learned during their “crash course in extreme parenting,” Robin shares the twelve significant lessons her adoptive family has learned to live by.
Audience: Anyone interested in adoption.
Presenter: Robin, an adoptive parent
Date: Stay tuned for 2013 dates!
Time: 7 - 8pm Pacific Time
Cost: $15 per home computer for AFABC members, $20 for non-members. Group rates are available.
Registration: Preregistration is required.
Contact: Rhonda at 604-320-7330 ext 116 or rleach@bcadoption.com
 School Issues and Adoption
School can be a challenging environment for children who have joined their family by adoption. This webinar is a must for adoptive parents of school-aged children and the education professionals in their lives. This live webinar will include questions from the online audience.
Audience: Prospective and current adoptive parents and education professionals.
Presenter: Jen Hillman, adoptive parent and AFABC's Adoption Support Coordinator for the Fraser region.
Date: Stay tuned for more 2013 dates!
Time: 7 - 8pm Pacific Time
Cost: $15 per home computer for AFABC members, $20 for non-members. Group rates are available.
Registration: Preregisration is required.
Contact: Rhonda at 604-320-7330 ext 116 or rleach@bcadoption.com
 Adopting Teens & Tweens in B.C.
Are you a B.C. resident thinking about adopting a teen or tween? This introductory webinar helps families considering teen adoption understand the realities, outcomes, challenges and joys of adopting a teen or tween. Presentation will feature video clips from AFABC's "Teen Adoption: You Have a Choice". This live webinar includes questions from the audience.
Audience: Prospective adoptive parents in British Columbia.
Presenter: Jen Hillman, adoptive parent and AFABC's Adoption Support Coordinator for the Fraser region.
Date: Thursday, June 20
Time: 7 - 8pm Pacific Time
Cost: $15 per home computer for AFABC members, $20 for non-members. Group rates are available.
Registration: online.
Contact: Rhonda at 604-320-7330 ext 116 or rleach@bcadoption.com
 Transitioning Children Into Adoption webinar series
Foster and adoptive parents all have key roles in successfully preparing and transitioning children and youth from foster care into adoption. If you are a foster parent or a prospective adoptive parent, this two-part webinar series is for you!
Part One: The Process
Learn about the critical roles of both foster and adoptive parents throughout the transition process from the moment the child is registered for adoption to the final adoption decree in British Columbia. Includes the roles of various social workers, and the foster and adoptive parents during the adoption process. This live webinar will include questions from the online audience.
Part Two: A Transition Toolkit
Learn practical strategies and tools for foster parents and adoptive parents to engage in a partnership to support the adoptee to settle more positively into their new family. This live webinar will include questions from the online audience.
Audience: Propective adoptive families and adoption professionals.
Presenter: Anne Melcombe, long-time foster parent, adoptive parent, and Wendy's Wonderful Kids recruiter at AFABC.
Dates: Thursdays, April 25 and May 2
Time: 7 - 8pm Pacific Time
Cost per session: $15 per home computer for AFABC members, $20 for non members. Group rates are available.
Registration: Preregistration is required. Register for Part 1, or register for Part 2.
Contact: Rhonda at 604-320-7330 ext 116 or rleach@bcadoption.com
FREE B.C. Waiting Child Information Session
Come and learn about B.C.'s Waiting Children! Who the children are, why they come into foster care, what their special placement needs are, the adoption process, and key issues for families. This live webinar will include questions from the online audience.
Audience: Prospective adoptive families in British Columbia.
Presenter: Sarah Reid, adoptive parent and AFABC's Adoption Support Coordinator for the Vancouver/Coastal region.
Date: Stay tuned for more 2013 dates!
Time: 7 to 8pm Pacific Time
Cost: FREE!
Registration: Preregistration is required.
Contact: Rhonda at 604-320-7330 ext 116 or rleach@bcadoption.com
Support and Strategies for Substance-Exposed Children series
Professional Speaker Series
AFABC
and Jan Radford invite you to a two-part webinar series “Support &
Strategies for Substance-Exposed Children”. In part one, participants
will gain valuable knowledge about the impact of various substances on
the developing fetus. Part two provides real world
ideas for supporting children impacted by prenatal exposure. Jan Radford
is an RN with extensive experience in this area, an adoptive mom to
four children and a foster parent for the past 10 years.
Dates: Part 1 - Wednesday, June 12; Part 2 - Wednesday, June 19.
Time: 7-8 pm PST
Location: Online
Cost: $15 per session for AFABC members, $20 per session for non-members, $80 for professionals and groups
Registration: Preregistration is required. Register for part 1 or register for part 2.
Contact: Rhonda at rleach@bcadoption.com or 604-320-7330 ext 116 for more information.
Adoption and classroom success: Beyond the basics
Professional Speaker Series
Join us for a discussion with Heather T. Forbes, LCSW, on how to help your child succeed at school. Circumstances prior to adoption often cause adopted children to experience school, among other things, in a different framework than other kids. Orphanage care, foster care or prenatal exposure are all events that can affect behavior as a child grows.
Heather presents tips and strategies on how to help your child be more successful at school, therefore easing some of the stress at home.
- How to smooth school related transitions
- Helping teachers understand what is driving a child's negative behaviors
- How to increase your child's motivation to succeed at school
Date: Tuesday, June 25
Time: 7-8:30 pm PST
Location: Online
Cost: $15 for AFABC members, $20 for non-members, $80 for professionals and groups.
Registration: Preregistration is required. Register online now.
Contact: Rhonda at rleach@bcadoption.com or 604-320-7330 ext 116 for more information.
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