Come and meet an adult adoptee who will share her life journey
from adoption to being reunited with her birth family.
WHAT CHILDREN WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THEIR ADOPTIONS & WHAT THEY WANT THEIR PARENTS TO KNOW
Beverly Andres, BA, MSW
Beverly has been active in the fields of mental health/social services for nearly twenty years. Areas of experience range from inpatient and outpatient work to recruiter and trainer families providing treatment foster care. Beverly currently works as both a therapist among chronically mentally ill adults as well as a group and individual therapist for adopted kids and families at the IAC Center in Pennington, NJ. Beverly is an adoptee in reunion for five years with her biological family.
FAMILY PICNIC JULY 26th
11am-4pm
CHEESEQUAKE STATE PARK
Bring your family for a wonderful afternoon at the park with other
adoptive families . The park has a swimming area (with lifeguard), picnic tables,
playground and restrooms and a snackbar. Check out the park at their web site www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/cheesequake.html
There is a $10/car fee to enter the park.
If you are interestted in attending, plaese RSVP to AMY at babyfatty@verizon.net
RAINDATE OF AUGUST 2nd
HOPE TO SEE MANY OF YOU THERE
September 18, 2009 - 7:30 PM
A Loving Choice
ADOPTION IN THE SCHOOLS
Please join us for an informative discussion presented by the director of A LOVING CHOICE ADOPTION ASSOCIATES on addressing adoption issues in your child's classroom regardless of grade.
October 16, 2009 - 7:30 PM
TELLING YOUR CHILD DIFFICULT HISTORY
Presented by - Barbara Rall, LCSW
Sharing painful information about a child's history or birth family can be challenging for adoptive parents.This workshop will help yo develop the skills to competently tell your children difficult information and help them process it.