Spring 2017 Kids' Group Grades 1 & 2

 

Barker’s Kids’ Groups are a great opportunity for children who were adopted to share their experiences about adoption in a nurturing and safe environment.  Barker’s facilitators use games and art projects to engage the children to explore their thoughts about adoption and express themselves.  The groups also assist in educating children on how to answer questions about adoption, empowering them to realize that they can decide how much of their adoption stories they are comfortable sharing  (or not) and assuring them that they are not alone. Please note that new content has been added to the sessions, so even if a child has attended a previous group, new material will be covered.

The Kids’ Groups include 2 sessions; attendance at both group sessions is required.  There will be a fifteen minute wrap–up session for parents at the end of each session.

Who:  Adopted children currently in Grades  1 & 2

When: Saturdays April 29th & May 6th 2017

Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 

Where:  Barker's Falls Church Office

               2957 Monticello Drive, Falls Church, VA 22042

Fee*:     $95 for first child registered

               $75 for additional registrants

Facilitators: 
Kristen England Reighard, NCC, School Counselor and Adopted Person
Seth Solondz, LCSW-C and School Social Worker

For additional information please contact Varda Makovsky, Director of Family and Post-Adoption Services at 301-664-9664 or e-mail at vmakovsky@barkerfoundation.org. 

*Please contact Barker’s Post-Adoption Director if financial circumstances preclude ability to pay full participation fee; scholarships may be available.

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