Upcoming Adoption Seminars
Contact the Social Work Program Assistant at 612-746-5658
to register and confirm that the seminar is taking place.
Adoption Information Meeting
At the Information Meeting, members of our adoption staff share detailed information about New Life Family Services, our adoption services and expectations. Both husband and wife are required to attend the information meeting. Some of the items discussed include the adoption study process, birth parent requests, openness, how birth parents come to a decision of choosing a family, placement and finalization. Upon attending the meeting, you will receive the formal adoption application, educational literature and other useful tools to assist you in your decision making process. Approval of the Preliminary Application is required for attendance.
Adoptive Parent Panel
Feel like you are the only one who has struggled through your adoption process? You are not alone! The Adoptive Parent Panel is an excellent place to hear several families share their adoption experience. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and hear from adoptive families on every aspect of their adoption process from the waiting process to finalization.
Adoptee Panel
This seminar is focused on adoption from the adopted child’s perspective. This panel features adopted children of various ages who will share their experience and adoption story. The panel will speak on their experience growing up adopted, what their degree of openness is with their birth family, and hear the advice they have to share with adoptive parents, birth parents and other adoptees.
