Southern Regional Committee

Present a Workshop entitled: Adoption and Loss 

Presenters Bio: Frances Jones has vast experience of adoption and loss, worked extensively in adoption, child care and oncology services as a social worker. She has an M Soc Sc in adoption and a counselling thesis in loss and bereavement.

Workshop Outline: While acknowledging the love, caring, sense of belonging and security that adoption provides for many families, the impact of the attendant losses for the birth parents, the adopted person, and the adoptive parents will be explored. It highlights what can happen when these losses are denied or hidden.

It outlines the seven core issues in adoption and the main theories relating to adoption and loss. It explores the implications for counselling and the strategies and practice that can help those involved integrate and live well with their adoption losses.Participants will be able to : identify the impact of these issues and losses, and why they may be hidden 

• have an understanding of the main theories relating to adoption and loss, and the  practice and strategies that can help in the process of exploring and integrating those losses, and strategies to promote wellbeing and happiness   

• identify the services and supports available for those affected by adoptive losses

Training Level: All Levels.

 CPD certificates will be emailed to participants after attendance at the Workshop