BPAR Group Therapy & Workshops Schedule
Here’s a schedule of therapeutic Post Adoption Support Groups and non-therapeutic workshops run by the clinicians at BPAR.
Please visit our Group Therapy page if you’d like to learn more about these peer groups for adoptees of all ages and adoptive and foster families.
To express interest in a group, please use our Peer Groups Form.
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Parenting through Disconnection Group
Zoom online with BPARWhen attempts at parenting with empathy, compassion, and cultivating joy are met with withdrawal, avoidance, or defensiveness, parents may experience a stress response called blocked care that creates disconnection in the parent-child relationship. This support group will be a space for adoptive parents to share with one another and receive support around the challenges of…
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Parents of Kids Adoptee Group
Zoom online with BPARBPAR's monthly therapeutic group for parents of adopted kids ages 8-12 offers a safe space to meet other adoptive parents and caregivers and share stories and experiences. This group meets virtually. Please contact us with questions. Group Cost: $35* per person, per session. We accept cash, check, and credit card. Payment is due at time…
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In-Person Social Skills Group for Pre-Teen and Teen Adoptees age 11-15
Boston Post Adoption Resources - BPAR 235 Cypress Street, Brookline, MA, United StatesThis is a social skills group for pre-teen and teen adoptees who struggle to join in, connect, get along with peers, and navigate their social worlds. Supported by expressive arts and movement-based therapy techniques and teamwork challenges, group members will practice and reinforce their self-awareness, communication connection, and perspective-taking skills. Themes of belonging, connection, and…
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International Young Adult Adoptee Group
Zoom online with BPARThis young adult adoptee group explores the unique and complex factors related to international adoption including integration and loss of dual identity, birth country, culture/language, ethnicity/race, naturalization, etc. The group is designed to promote self-exploration and emotional processing of the international adoptee experience.
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Embodiment Skills Group for Adult Adoptees
Zoom online with BPARLearn simple practices to feel grounded, safe and present in your body in a supportive group setting for adult adoptees. This group will explore a mixture of approaches including short meditations, breathwork, and somatic (body-based) techniques. Group Cost: $35* per person, per session. We accept cash, check, and credit card. Payment is due at time…
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In-Person Adoptee Group for Older Teens (age 16-18)
Boston Post Adoption Resources - BPAR 235 Cypress Street, Brookline, MA, United StatesThis group will offer a relaxed, contained, co-created space for teens to meet other teens who are adopted and to share stories and experiences through discussion and connection. Group members might also engage in writing or other activities. Please contact us with questions. Group Cost: $35* per person, per session. We accept cash, check, and…
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