The Ohio Birthparent Group is celebrating its first anniversary next month. To celebrate, on Sunday, November 13, the group is holding a special one-day event: Living Adoption: Life-Long Issues in the Birthparent Experience here in Columbus. The morning session is for parents only; the afternoon session, and educational workshop is open to professionals and the public, Both sessions are free, but CEI credits are $20.00 (pre-registration).
Brenda Romanchik is guest speaker and facilitator. Brenda is one of the first persons I met in online AdoptionLand nearly 20 years ago (yikes!). I’ll be there and I hope my Ohio readers can join us.
OPG is not affiliated with any religion and is not sponsored by any adoption agency or facilitator.
Here’s more information:
Living Adoption: Life-Long Issues in the Birthparent Experience with guest facilitator Brenda Romanchik, LMSW, ACSW, CTS
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
9:00am-12:30pm
Birthparent Support Meeting (For Birthparents Only)
2:00pm-4:00pm
Educational Workshop for Professionals and Community Members (Open to the Public) / Social Work CEU available.
For flyers, program information and registration, visit their webpage.
The regisatration page is here.
Ohio Birthparent Group is a non-profit organization committed to supporting the life-long needs of birthparents through peer support, advocacy and community education. Founded in 2010 by birthparents themselves, Ohio Birthparent Group was created to address the historic lack of services and significant barriers to social recognition faced by women and men who place children for adoption.
Questions? Email Kate Livingston at [email protected]
this is a link challenging child-kidnap/forced adoption
http://familyrights.us/