Spence-Chapin Services Adoption Resource Center Workshops

Spence-Chapin's Adoption Resource Center (ARC) offers continuing education through a series of workshops and speakers in Manhattan, Brooklyn and suburban locations. The public is invited to all events—not only families who have adopted through Spence-Chapin. For many of the workshops listed below, you may register online. You are welcome to contact Jamila for assistance with questions or event registration at 212-360-0259 or via e-mail at arcworkshops@spence-chapin.org.

Workshops Offered in Manhattan Unless otherwise noted, all events are from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at Spence-Chapin, 410 East 92nd Street. Directions You may register using the form below or contact Jamila at 212-360-0259 or arcworkshops@spence-chapin.org. There is a program fee of $20 per person. Bring a companion and get a $5 discount per person. Please check the boxes next to the sessions you would like to register for and complete the contact information at the bottom of the form. Advanced registration is required for all workshops.


	4/26/08 & 5/3/08 (Saturdays) *Cancelled*


	5/14/08 (Wednesday) 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.	Transracial Adoption: Differences May Not Matter to You, but They May to Your Child
	Transracially adopted children often face prejudice when they are out in the world without us. This workshop will provide parents with strategies to respond to their children’s questions about race, how to deal with racism and practical tips to build a positive racial identity.


	5/31/08 (Saturday) 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.	Dating & Relationships
	Young adult adoptees will candidly share how being adopted may have impacted who they chose to date, who they chose as friends and how they see themselves. Open to adoptees 13 years and older due to mature subject matter.


	6/7/08 (Saturday) 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.	Search and Reunion
	The choice to search for and maintain a relationship with a birth family is a unique aspect of being adopted. Adult adoptees will discuss their experiences with regard to search, why they searched or did not, and what happens after one meets the birth family. Open to adoptees 13 years and older due to mature subject matter.



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Workshops Offered in Port Washington

Unless otherwise noted, all events are from 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. at
Landmark on Main Street, Inc. Landmark Square, 232 Main Street, Suite One
(Rick Korobkin Meeting Room), Port Washington, NY.

* * *There are currently no workshops for this location.* * *

Workshops Offered in Hauppauge

Unless otherwise noted, all events are from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at
Spence-Chapin's Long Island office, 1363 Verterans Highway, Suite 40,
(Crossroads Corporate Center), Hauppauge, NY.

* * *There are currently no workshops for this location.* * *

Workshops Offered in Larchmont

Unless otherwise noted, all events are from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at
Larchmont Avenue Church, 60 Forest Park Avenue.

* * *There are currently no workshops for this location* * *

Workshops Offered in Summit

Unless otherwise noted, all events are from 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. at
Calvary Episcopal Church, 31 Woodland Ave, Summit, NJ.

* * *There are currently no workshops for this location* * *

Workshops Offered in Montclair

Unless otherwise noted, all events are from 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. at
The Unitarian Church of Montclair, 67 Church Street, Montclair, NJ.

* * *There are currently no workshops for this location* * *