Event Directory

Chat virtually to a FACTS therapist about how your family is getting on and discuss any concerns you may have, in a relaxed and informal setting.

Baljit, our FACTS therapist is highly experienced in adoption work and has a background in psychotherapy, social work, training and groupwork and is also trained in Theraplay and DDP.

To book your private 50-minute session, email adoptionsupport@pactcharity.org and you will be sent the full details and 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

Just What We Need is a therapeutic approach for parents that builds on individual strengths and group creativity, with a clear structure focused on meeting parents’ emotional needs. Weekly, excluding half term.
To find out more, speak to your key worker. Alternatively email alana.house@pactcharity.org or call 0118 921 7640.

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

Come along to chat with other women and the Alana House team.

To find out more, speak to your key worker. Alternatively email alana.house@pactcharity.org or call 0118 921 7640.

If you would like to visit the cafe as a guest, please email alanahousecafe@pactcharity.org

Our online bite-sized learning workshops are designed to be light, brief and down to earth. They are perfect for parents who are time-short but who want tips, reassurance, and a chance to share experiences. Come along, join us and let’s figure it out together.

Why attend?

If you have any questions about therapeutically‑informed playtime with your child and would like a space to talk things through and gather some creative, innovative ideas you can use at home, we’d love for you to join us.

What’s included?

Together, we can look at things like:

• What therapeutic play can look like and consist of
• Why therapeutic play is so important
• What tips and techniques you can take away and use in your parenting at home and outside of home

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

Women-only drug and alcohol support group run by Change Grow Live Reading. Weekly.

To find out more, speak to your support worker. Alternatively email alana.house@pactcharity.org or call 0118 921 7640.

Find out more about adoption, adopting with PACT and ask any questions you may have!

To request to book onto this event, please fill out our adoption enquiry form here or call our team on 0300 456 4800.

Information events are led by a PACT social worker and will include a talk from someone who has adopted through PACT.  You may want to read through PACT’s Guide to Adoption before attending. This will be made available to you after filling in the enquiry form.

We’d love to see you there!

Enjoy nibbles and drinks while increasing your understanding of domestic abuse. Safe space to listen, educate, support and empower.
 

To find out more, speak to your key worker. Alternatively, email alana.house@pactcharity.org or call 0118 921 7640.

Support your child’s identity and wellbeing through meaningful connections with birth family and significant others.

This online workshop will cover:

• Why relationships matter in adoption
• Legal and research context
• Ways to stay in touch: face-to-face, digital, postal
• Supporting sibling contact
• Trauma-informed approaches
• Minimising risks and planning safe contact

To book, please contact karen.simmons@pactcharity.org.

What is your child’s nervous system trying to tell you?

A supportive and interactive sensory processing parent/carer workshop exploring the common sensory preferences, patterns and behavioural responses we might see at home. The workshop will include opportunities to share your own insights and experiences, and quiz Lucy on sensory strategies for greater calm and playful family time together.

Lucy Brown is an Occupational Therapist and Sensory Integration Practitioner. Lucy has been supporting our PACT families via our FACTS service since 2020, contributing to Multidisciplinary Assessment and delivering direct Sensory Integration therapy.

To book on, email adoptionsupport@pactcharity.org.

Come along to chat with other women and the Alana House team.

To find out more, speak to your key worker. Alternatively email alana.house@pactcharity.org or call 0118 921 7640.

If you would like to visit the cafe as a guest, please email alanahousecafe@pactcharity.org