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

03/05/2024 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am – Stay-and-play, brew and chat is a group run by adopters, for adopters. The Friday group The regular Friday group has changed to twice a month at 9:30am to 11:30am. 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. […]

Monthly Friday drop-in support group – Somerset (Martock)

03/05/2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Join our drop-in coffee morning/support group in the Yeovil area. It is open to all adopters to meet with other adoptive parents and make new friends. It’s a chance to celebrate, rant and relax with like-minded people. Come and let off some steam! Alongside our usual cake and catch up we will spend some time […]

Support group for birth mothers – Exeter and Plymouth (online)

08/05/2024 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – A warm welcome is waiting for you in a safe, supportive space where you can meet others with a shared experience of loss listen and talk about difficult feelings feel less alone be accepted as you are be supported in moving forwards Come and meet Rebecca Scribbins, a Family Practitioner who supports birth families. We […]

Making Connections: Monthly Tuesday drop-in support group (Taunton)

14/05/2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Join our coffee morning/support group in the Taunton area. It is open to all adopters to meet with other adoptive parents and make new friends, and celebrate, rant, relax and ask questions with like-minded people. Come and let off some steam over a cuppa! Meet Louise, Lynne and Sue from Adopt South West, who are […]

Parents’ monthly virtual support group with Bay Deane

14/05/2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Bay Deane, psychotherapist and adoptive parent, facilitates these monthly evening online support sessions for adopters and graduates of the therapeutic parenting course. Why not come along and join this supportive, friendly group? Each month there is time for parents to talk about their experiences as adoptive parents, and then Bay will introduce a topic for […]

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

16/05/2024 @ 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 […]

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

16/05/2024 @ 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: May to July online evening course with Cat Gifford

16/05/2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Register now for the eight-week therapeutic parenting course facilitated by Cat Gifford HCPC Registered Social Worker, held online via Zoom. A session will be dedicated to thinking about how to have life story conversations with your child. Spaces are limited, if the course becomes fully booked you will be added to the waiting list for […]