ASFC is contracted by the Department for Community Development to facilitate the compulsory Intercountry Adoption Seminar for Prospective Adoptive Parents.
The seminars are held bimonthly, with the flexibly to do monthly seminars on demand. There is a minimum size of 7 couples and a maximum size of 12 couples per seminar. If the maximum size is reached and there are sufficient people for another seminar, an additional seminar will be held the following month.
The Calendar for 2009 is:
The seminar includes varied topics including:
- Nurturing Cultural Identity
- Health Considerations of Intercountry Adoption
- Current Intercountry Programme Information
- Personal Chapters on the Adoption Journey
- Waiting...
- Parenting the older child
- We do grow up you know ... Adult Intercountry adoptees