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Post-Grad Support Group with Cas Schneider – 2024

07/11/2024 @ 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 […]

Life story drop-in sessions: online – 2024

12/11/2024 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Online sessions are for one hour at 10am or 11am or midday: Thursday 11 January 2024 Thursday 8 February Thursday 14 March Thursday 9 May Thursday 6 June Thursday 11 July Thursday 8 August Thursday 12 September Thursday 10 October Tuesday 12 November Tuesday 10 December Please book by contacting Roger Prouse who will explain the setup, 01392 383974 roger.prouse@devon.gov.uk These one-hour […]

Parents’ monthly virtual support group with Bay Deane

12/11/2024 @ 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 and 2025 – Exeter/Mid/East Devon

13/11/2024 @ 9:30 am – 11:25 am – 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

14/11/2024 @ 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 […]

Monthly Friday drop-in support group – Somerset (Shepton Mallet)

15/11/2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Join our drop-in coffee morning/support group in the Mendip 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! Meet Hilary Harris who is an Adopt South West Family Support Practitioner […]

Support group for birth mothers – Somerset (online)

19/11/2024 @ 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 and Kelly Lynes Family Practitioner from Adopt South […]

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

22/11/2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – 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. The free group to stay and play, brew and chat is run by adopters. Monthly on a Friday. The Friday […]