Support and Training Events Calendar

PACT’s Strengthening Families Team’s exciting workshop aims to support families through the ups and downs of early placement.

This virtual event will be both interactive and practical. It will also be a valuable opportunity for you to spend time with other parents who are at a similar stage in their adoption journey.

The day will include;

• Thinking about what your child has brought to the family
• The parenting rollercoaster
• Therapeutic parenting and boundaries
• Dealing with challenging issues

There will also be a facilitated virtual catch up two weeks later to enable you to maintain the links that you have made.

To book your place, please email adoptionsupport@pactcharity.org

Are you an adoptive father or father to be?
Would you like to meet and connect with other dads?
PACT’s Strengthening Families Team are pleased to be running a group just for you. We are looking forward to meeting you to share support, encouragement and advice.
The group will meet in person in Reading. There will also be a link provided if you would prefer to attend virtually via Microsoft Teams (full details will be sent after booking).

To book, email adoptionsupport@pactcharity.org or complete the form at the bottom of this page.

Online monthly drop-in sessions where you will explore games and strategies that create and enhance child-parent bonding and help build a deeper connection between you and your child.

If you are a PACT adoptive family and would like to come along to the drop-in sessions, email adoptionsupport@pactcharity.org to request the joining link.

The preparation course is for all PACT prospective adopters to complete in Stage 1 of the adoption process.

The course is run over four days (two days face-to-face and two days online) and the course will cover:

Day 1: Child’s journey – legal process, identity, loss, contact and early permanence

Day 2: Brain development, attachment and creating a safe base

Day 3: Child abuse, safeguarding and Theraplay

Day 4: Children waiting, parenting the adopted child and the process of being linked with children

To book your place, please email adoptionsupport@pactcharity.org

The preparation course is for all PACT prospective adopters to complete in Stage 1 of the adoption process.

The course is run over four days (two days face-to-face and two days online) and the course will cover:

Day 1: Child’s journey – legal process, identity, loss, contact and early permanence

Day 2: Brain development, attachment and creating a safe base

Day 3: Child abuse, safeguarding and Theraplay

Day 4: Children waiting, parenting the adopted child and the process of being linked with children

To book your place, please email adoptionsupport@pactcharity.org

The preparation course is for all PACT prospective adopters to complete in Stage 1 of the adoption process.

The course is run over four days (two days face-to-face and two days online) and the course will cover:

Day 1: Child’s journey – legal process, identity, loss, contact and early permanence

Day 2: Brain development, attachment and creating a safe base

Day 3: Child abuse, safeguarding and Theraplay

Day 4: Children waiting, parenting the adopted child and the process of being linked with children

To book your place, please email adoptionsupport@pactcharity.org

The preparation course is for all PACT prospective adopters to complete in Stage 1 of the adoption process.

The course is run over four days (two days face-to-face and two days online) and the course will cover:

Day 1: Child’s journey – legal process, identity, loss, contact and early permanence

Day 2: Brain development, attachment and creating a safe base

Day 3: Child abuse, safeguarding and Theraplay

Day 4: Children waiting, parenting the adopted child and the process of being linked with children

To book your place, please email adoptionsupport@pactcharity.org

PACT’s Strengthening Families Team’s exciting workshop aims to support families through the ups and downs of early placement.

This virtual catch up will enable you to maintain the links that you have made during Day 1.

To book your place, please email adoptionsupport@pactcharity.org

If you are a teenager or young person who was adopted through PACT, these events are for you! Join us to meet other young people who were adopted, get to know our team and chat about topics that are important to you.

Find out more here

To book your place, email adoptionsupport@pactcharity.org.

If you are a teenager or young person who was adopted through PACT, these events are for you! Join us to meet other young people who were adopted, get to know our team and chat about topics that are important to you.

Find out more here

To book your place, email adoptionsupport@pactcharity.org.

This half day online training covers:

• Family Finding
• The children waiting
• Linking and Matching
• The role of foster carers
• Moving on to adoption: the UEA model of introductions
• Early stages of placement, expectations and creating attachments
• Parenting your child

To book please email katie.leighton@pactcharity.org.

Join us online each month for as little or as long as you like to chat with other parents or ask for support and advice. Drop-ins are open to all approved PACT adopters as well as those in the assessment process who have completed a DBS check.

To request the joining link, please email adoptionsupport@pactcharity.org