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Stay and Make Crafting Activity Session – Somerset – 11 April

11/04/2024 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Join Kim and Hilary from Adopt South West who are offering families a half-term Stay and Make Crafting Activity Session. Let’s see what fabulous arts and crafts can be made with scrap materials! As well as bringing your children along, we ask for a small contribution of £2 per child to cover the cost of […]

Education psychology drop-ins 2024 – South/West Devon area

18/04/2024 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – Available to parents whose child attends a school in the Devon County Council local council area Virtual drop-in sessions with an Education Psychologist, supported by a member of Adopt South West, offer an opportunity to discuss any school-related issue you or your child may be experiencing. This could be anything from transitions, challenging behaviour before […]

Therapeutic Parenting: April to July online course with Joy Gamble

18/04/2024 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – For approved adopters and adopters coming through for approval This is a 10-week virtual course facilitated by Joy Gamble, a Specialist Psychologist (Attachment and Trauma) and Dyadic Developmental Practice Practitioner. Thursday 18 April until Thursday 4 July 2024  (with a break for May half-term). 9.30am-12.30pm Week 1 – 18 AprilWeek 2 – 25 April Week 3 […]

Devon parent-led group: stay-and-play, brew and chat

19/04/2024 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am – Stay-and-play, brew and chat is a group run by adopters, for adopters. The Friday group A chance to chat to other adopters who get it! It’s open to adoptive parents who don’t usually attend groups. Come along with or without children. There’s a lovely play area inside and outdoor space. Usually the first and third […]

Mindfulness for adopters – online morning course – starting April

19/04/2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:15 pm – Making time for yourself is something parents find hard to do. Looking after children, managing a household and fulfilling work commitments can mean that looking after yourself is low on the priority list. Yet it should be the number one priority. Without time for yourself there will be no opportunity to re-charging batteries. Reflection, rest […]

Adopters support group: Plymouth – monthly on Tuesday

30/04/2024 @ 10:45 am – 12:45 pm – The parent-led support group in Plymouth offers a warm welcome and a cuppa, it’s a face-to-face group for adopters to have a friendly chat and share ideas. The group say: “It’s just a nice chance for adoptive parents to get together and chat about their families, celebrate success and help each other out with the […]

Support group for birth mothers – Somerset (online)

30/04/2024 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm – A warm welcome is waiting for you in a safe, supportive space where you can meet others with a shared experience of loss talk about difficult feelings feel less alone be accepted as you are be supported in moving forwards Come and meet Joni Kohlman Family Practitioner/counsellor and Kelly Lynes Family Practitioner, who both support […]

Post-Grad Support Group with Cas Schneider – 2024

02/05/2024 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – The Post-Grad Group is open to adoptive parents who have completed a Therapeutic Parenting Course. The sessions are led by Cas Schneider (who also teaches our in-person 16 week Therapeutic Parenting training course). The Post-Grad Group is a drop-in session, and is generally a themed discussion about real-life issues generated by the participants with some attachment-based […]