The Adoptive Families Association of BC offers excellent courses and workshops for waiting and adoptive parents. For complete details, dates and times, please visit the AFABC's website.
A full-day workshop full of information about all adoption options for BC residents and key issues for adoptive families. Topics include Adoption Today in BC, BC's Waiting Children Program, Local Infant Adoption, International Adoption, Agencies, Homestudies, Grief and Loss, Attachment, Openness and your next steps.
This half-day workshop will help you recognize attachment challenges and send you home with practical tools, strategies and resources to help build healthy, strong parent/child attachments in you family. The workshop is excellent for waiting parents as well as those already parenting.
If you are parenting a child of a different race or from a different culture, or you are considering trans-racil adoption, this workshop is for you. Featuring AFABC's video: "Colourful Lives". Topics include: Motivation, Family Stories, Racial Identity, Talking to Kids, Stereotypes, Racism, School Issues.
If you are considering adoption of a child under 2, locally or internationally, the Safe Baby workshops are designed for you, especially if there is a risk that your new baby will have been exposed to drugs or alcohol during pregnancy. Includes certified infant/child CPR training.
Learn what you need to know to ease the transition for your child and your family. Includes everything from mealtimes and bedtimes to medical appointments and preparation of your home. Be ready!
Offered in partnership with the Ministry for Children and Family Development, these free sessions offer information about adopting one of BC's Waiting Children.