Support with post adoption


Adopted sisters smiling

Has your life involved adoption in some way? Whether you:

  • Were adopted
  • Are a birth parent or family member
  • Are adoptive parents or family member
  • Are a professional who supports people whose lives involve adoption?

We can help.


Services

Post Adoption Support Services provides help and support for all people invloved in adoption.

We run support groups that provide participants the chance to be in a space with other adoptees and discuss the challenges and complexities of growing up in an adoptive family. Discussion themes include:

  • Family
  • Belonging
  • Identity
  • Blending adoptive and birth families
  • Making sense of life while having no genetic history information.

We also run a series of workshops for adoptive parents, called ‘The Joys and Challenges of Parenting the Adopted Child’, to help parents understand and manage the challenges around raising their adopted child.

Professional training

Our professional training enhances the work of counsellors, social workers and other professionals from community service organisations who work with or are interested in adoption-related issues.

Books

Our library and bookshop provides a selection of information on parenting and adoption.