2008
Program Schedule
5 Easy ways to register:
1. Online
2. Call
3. E-mail
caseadopt@adoptionsupport.org
4.
Fax 301-476-8526
5.
Mail in
Find out about Ongoing Groups & Meetings
Winter/Spring 2008 - Groups and
Workshops
Specialty Workshops
“Lifelines for Kids”
Dates: 04/22/08, 04/29/08, 05/06/08,
05/13/08, 05/20/08, 06/03/08, 06/10/08, 06/17/08
(Basically every Tuesday from now until 06/17/08
except 05/27/08)
Time 7:00pm-8:30pm
Location: Children, youth and Family Services, 401
Hungerford Dr. Rockville MD (TAN and GREEN Conference
Room
“Lifelines for Kids” encourages
children in foster care to build on their strengths
and identify “lifelines” to help them
grow and succeed through their lifetime! A
10-week group for 4th - 6th grade children in foster
care that uses creative activities such as games,
art and discussion that will address the goals
of the program. Fee: FREE! (MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR EACH
CLASS)
Rainbow
Families DC Parenting Conference
Saturday, April 26th (8:30am – 6:00pm)
Location: Montgomery County School
--Takoma Park Middle School
In collaboration with Rainbow Families-DC,
CASE experts will present two educational workshops
at this year's annual Rainbow Families Conference.
Topics to be addressed include helping children navigate
through the complexities of being adopted and growing
up in a GLBT-headed family as well as our popular W.I.S.E.
Up Program that empowers adopted children to deal with
the many, often difficult questions and comments of
others. For details about this event, which draws together
hundreds of GLBT parents and their children, prospective
parents, expert panelists, service providers, businesses
and others, register online at www.rainbowfamiliesdc.org .
Las
Hijas ( The
Daughters ) A documentary about search and
reunion Thursday, May 15, 2008 (7:00pm-9:00pm)
Location:
CASE Office
Laura, Tanya and Kris were among the first
generation of adoptees from Colombia raised by
families in the U.S. First as children, and later
as adults, each woman sought to establish her identity.
Filmed over a four-year period in New York and
Colombia , Las Hijas takes a unique look
at the experiences of international adoptions and
touches everyone in the adoption circle, including
adoptees, adoptive families and biological families.
Recommended for adults and teens aged 14 and older.
Popcorn and sodas will be provided! Fee $35.00.
(No child care.)
Talking with Children
About Adoption
Saturday, May 31, 2008 (10:00am – 12:00
noon)
Location: CASE Office, Burtonsville/Silver
Spring
This most requested workshop covers
the basics of communication with children (ages 3-12)
to help them understand their adoption story. Discover
what children understand about adoption at different
developmental ages and stages and find out how
to share information with your children as they grow --
even information that is considered difficult, negative
or painful. Led by Ellen Singer , LCSW-C $35 per person/family.
(Childcare for ages 3 and older - $10/child)
W.I.S.E. UP! SM For Parents and Children
(Grades 1 - 6)
Saturday, June 7, 2007
(10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon)
Location: CASE Office, Burtonsville/Silver Spring MD
Most adopted children are asked questions about
being adopted. For some, it begins as early as age
3: “Why don't you look like your mom?” For
others, not until age 6 or 7: “Why were you adopted?” “Where
is your real mother”? Empower your child with W.I.S.E.
Up! Learn how to help your child handle
comments, questions and decide when and how to tell
their story to others. Led by Valerie Kunsman, LCSW-C
and Ellen Singer , LCSW-C $60 per family. (No child
care.)
Adoption and the Jewish Family
Thursday,
June 12, 2008 (7:00– 8:30pm)
Location:
Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA)
6123
Montrose Road , Rockville , MD 20852
CASE is
pleased to join with the Adoption Option Program
of the Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA) to
present this workshop for BOTH prospective and adoptive
parents. Led by Ellen Singer, LCSW-C and Beth
Lutton, LCSW, Executive Director of Adoption Options,
this workshop will include a panel of adopted adults
and Rabbi Philip Pohl of Nevey Shalom in Bowie
, Maryland and former rabbi of B'nai Shalom of
Olney. Rabbi Pohl has counseled adoptive families
around life cycle events –from conversion to
B'nai Mitzvah. We will address the common questions
and concerns of prospective and adoptive parents
including developing one's Jewish identity and
acceptance by the Jewish community. Fee - $25
per person and $35 for couples.
Ongoing Groups & Meetings
Parent Support Group: Montgomery
County
Open Meetings
First Monday every
Month 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Rockville Public Library (21 Maryland Ave.)
Pre-Registration is REQUIRED
Free feducational parent
support group for or adoptive parents. Group offers
a safe environment for adoptive parents to discuss
the common joys and challenges of raising children
who were adopted from the foster care system. Open
to parents of children who have ever been place by
the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human
Services, Child Welfare Services into permanent,
adoptive families. (Sorry, no child care.)
Parent Support Group – You're Never Alone:
It Takes a Village
Meets the first Wednesday of every month
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 pm, (Burtonsville/Silver Spring)
Raising a challenging
teen/young adult with serious behavioral or emotional challenges? Join the
parent support group especially for you. Executive Director
Debbie Riley and CASE co-founder Kathleen Dugan lead
this invigorating group. Connect with peers who share
and understand your challenges, learn effective parenting
strategies, and discover what community resources
are available to help you take control of your family.
Monthly attendance is strongly encouraged! Fee: $25.00.
(Free to families who adopted through Montgomery
County DHHS.)
TEEN
Group – Winter
2008
Starts Jan. 29, 2008
Meets Tuesdays from 7:00pm – 8:30pm
(Burtonsville/Silver
Spring)
Register now for our group developed especially
for teens aged 12-18. There will be eight group
sessions for teens and three group sessions for parents,
concurrently. For more information and to schedule
an interview, call Sean Delehant, LCPC, Adoption
Therapist at CASE or e-mail delehant@adoptionsupport.org .
Fee: $75/per teen, per session and $40/per parent/per
session.
The Kids' Adoption
Network Group (
Maryland & Virginia)
This popular 8-week series encourages children (elementary and middle school
grades) from various adoptive backgrounds, to engage in art, games and discussions
that explore their feelings about adoption. The children will learn the skills
they need to field and manage questions and comments about being adopted. Pre-assessment
is required. Fee $50 per child/per session. For more information and to
schedule an assessment , call your local office.
Maryland
Grades : 2 and 3 (Leader: Valerie Kunsman)
Begins Weds. Feb. 20 , 2008 (6:30– 8:30pm)
Location: CASE Office, Burtonsville , MD
Call 301-476-8525 or email: kunsman@adoptionsupport.org .
Virginia
Grades: Open for now (Leader: Mari Itzkowitz)
Begins: Thursday TBD (6:30-8:30pm)
Location: CASE Office, Burke , VA
Call 7 03-425-3703 or email: itzkowitz@adoptionsupport.org
Maryland Office
: Silver/Spring Burtonsville |
Address: |
4000 Blackburn Lane, Suite
260
Burtonsville, MD 20866
301-476-8525 |
Email: |
caseadopt@adoptionsupport.org |
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Maryland Office : Bethesda |
Address: |
4933 Auburn Avenue
Bethesda , MD 20814-2631
703-425-3703 Fax-703-425-3704 |
Virginia Office |
Address: |
King's Park Professional Building
8996 Burke Lake Road, Suite 201
Burke , VA 22015
703-425-3703 Fax-703-425-3704 |
Directions
to our offices |
Our cancellation policy is as follows.
If you are unable to attend
a program for which you have registered, you may
transfer your registration
to someone else or received "credit" towards another
C.A.S.E. program. If we cancel a scheduled workshop,
we will refund your fee in full (if requested) or
will give you credit, as above.
