PACT @ PCC @GetKinnected
Pre/Post Adoption Consulting & Training: serving families & children whose lives are touched by adoption, foster care, divorce, & other complex family issues kinnect.org Cambridge, MA Joined January 2010-
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I’ve put new resources up on my website: pavaoconsulting.com pavaoconsulting.com
The Maori word for Autism is Takiwatanga. It means in his or her own time and space. ❤️
Upcoming trainings etc. For more information and to register, for NYU June visit: socialwork.nyu.edu/adoption2019
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Kevin Engle Conversation Starter · Yesterday at 1:15 AM I wouldn't say that I'm “happy” that I was adopted, that would be sort of like saying that I was “happy” I got hit by a truck. I am grateful, however, that I survived the accident.
"Adopted persons attempt suicide FOUR times more often than those who grow up in biological families; and they seek psychiatric therapy TWICE as often." - American Academy of Pediatrics
Joyce Maguire Pavao October 22, 2013 · "I believe the only true way to guarantee that children are where they are supposed to be is by doing open adoptions both internationally and domestically. Mediation and... facebook.com/GetKinnected/p…
And on the potential for children snatched from their parents at the border being adopted, rather than reunified, we have more to say: Family Builders Network, a national coalition of agencies and individuals,... facebook.com/GetKinnected/p…
I have three openings for clients. Live or phone/Skype. Contact [email protected]
"It has defined my life, being adopted. It's defined my life even when I didn't realize it was defining it, and I think that part of that, at least for me, is that this big, giant thing happened to me and I didn't have any say in it." Randall Pearson #Cribmate
I so wish I could go this conference. Annette Baran, BJ and I used to go when we could. Concerned United Birthparents (CUB) is pleased to announce its 2018 CUB ANNUAL RETREAT Safety Harbor Resort and Spa, Safety Harbor, FL (near Tampa)... cubirthparents.org
Melanie Chung-Sherman: “Attachment in child welfare has been disabused. It has become a pathology, a wedge adjective, wielded against individuals--particularly adoptees. Labels: RADishes. RAD kids. Attachment... facebook.com/10016599003481…
The fabulous Melanie Chung-Sherman says: “Adult transracial adoptees opting out of that family gathering in small town America or visiting adopt family with streaming Fox News isn't about their attachment... facebook.com/10016599003481…
Dear Massachusetts Representatives and Senators: You do know that there is no reason not to sign and remove this gap in civil rights? You do understand that anyone can find anyone through social media and... facebook.com/10016599003481…
A post from Ann Nigro Winslow: “We don't need psychologists and psychiatrists to tell us what the effects could be if children are separated from their parents at the border: we already did the experiment and have the definitive proof: it's called adoption!!”
Amanda Woolston says: :”I know there are people who don’t like to “post about politics” on their Facebook page. But please know that those of us who have *personally* experienced family separation as children... facebook.com/10016599003481…

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