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.
Search and Reunion Group
Zoom online with BPARThis Search & Reunion group offers a safe, affirming space for adult adoptees to share and learn from one another about what it is like to search for and reunite with biological family members. Whether you are just curious, searching, in reunion or at some other point in the process, you are welcome in this…
Teen Adoptee Group age 13-15
Zoom online with BPARBPAR's Adoptee Group for Teens Ages 13-15 offers a safe space for teens to meet other teens who are adopted and share their stories and experiences through writing, discussion, and art activities. Group Cost: $35* per person, per session. We accept cash, check, and credit card. Payment is due at time of group. If your…
Blocked Care Discussion 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 causes them to disengage from caregiving as a way to protect themselves from the difficult feelings of disconnection. We are offering a one-time Blocked Care Discussion Group for parents with…
Teen Adoptee Group age 16-18
Zoom online with BPARBPAR's Adoptee Group for Teens Ages 16-18 offers a safe space for teens to meet other teens who are adopted and share their stories and experiences through writing, discussion, and art activities. Group Cost: $30* per person, per session. We accept cash, check, and credit card. Payment is due at time of group. If your…
Anti-Racism Parent Group
Zoom online with BPARBPAR's Anti-Racism Parent Group is designed for any parent with adopted children to discuss race. The group will offer a safe space for parents with adoptive children to connect and discuss how race and racism are impacting their families. The group offers an opportunity to build community and reflect on current events. Group Cost: $35*.…
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: $30* per person, per session. We accept cash, check, and credit card. Payment is due at time…
In-Person Young Teen Group (age 12-15)
Boston Post Adoption Resources - BPAR 235 Cypress Street, Brookline, MA, United StatesIn-Person Young Teen Group: The Restorative Practice of Self-Care (Turn those lemons into lemon water!) An expressive arts group for young teen adoptees age 12-15 This experiential group will offer teen members an opportunity to explore various methods of self-care through expressive therapies, mindfulness, embodied practices, and cognitive behavioral therapy. Group members will learn and…
Anti-Racism Parent Group
Zoom online with BPARBPAR's Anti-Racism Parent Group is designed for any parent with adopted children to discuss race. The group will offer a safe space for parents with adoptive children to connect and discuss how race and racism are impacting their families. The group offers an opportunity to build community and reflect on current events. Group Cost: $35*.…