BPAR has had a busy winter behind the scenes and has some exciting announcements!
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Introducing: Our New Website
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We are proud to officially unveil our
newly designed website
. Not only is our whole design revamped, but our website is now mobile-friendly. When you enter the website on your phone, you now have an on-the-go resource available anytime and anywhere. We'd like to thank Lucy Davis of MarketNext Communications for all her help in designing a truly beautiful and valuable resource! Read on to discover just some of our additions and enhancements...
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A Fully Comprehensive Resource Center
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It is BPAR's mission to support and provide resources to all those touched by adoption. The team is continuously searching for and finding new ways to reach those who need us . In BPAR's new website, you'll find an entire Post Adoption Resources Center available at your fingertips, with adoption-related resources ranging from our in-house clinical services, BPAR's own post-adoption tools, books, movies, and other helpful links. As you browse the website, what you see is just the start of the many resources to come. The team is working hard to build out these resources as one of their immediate goals for a greater impact.
Do you have any resources that you've found helpful? Any books, media, websites, or people that you want us to know about?
Let us know!
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Pages Curated Especially for You
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You'll also notice a resource page especially for
professionals working with post adoption.
In an effort to build our network between professionals, we are providing a place where professionals can find helpful information regarding post adoption.
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Introducing: Our Newest Team Members
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Meet Lisa Coppola,
M.Ed, LMHC, SEC
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Lisa is our newest clinician at BPAR. As an adoptee, she understands the importance of this work and brings a wealth of knowledge in narrative therapy. As the demand for services continues to increase, we are pleased to welcome Lisa to the BPAR team and continue offering the important services to those who are touched by adoption.
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We are excited to continue the
"Stories" section of our website, with an added layer. Lisa will be administrating this section to showcase personal stories cultivated through narrative therapy.
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Meet Michelle
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Seungmi) Lee
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Michelle joined the BPAR team as our newest intern for the semester. Michelle
is working towards her masters in Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology at Boston College and she is helping BPAR with research and analysis to improve funding, grant writing and resources, as well as improving the services that we provide. Michelle is from Korea and brings with her a passion in the field of post-adoption after
working as a translator for Korean adoptees who were either searching or reuniting with their birth parents.
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Introducing: Summer Programs at BPAR
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Children's & Teens Summer Workshops
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This summer Boston Post Adoption Resources is happy to host two unique summer workshop programs: "Creating Roots" and "My Story My Way." Potential participants with a strong interest in visual arts and narrative story telling are strongly encouraged to enroll.
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The children's workshops will cover themes ranging from fantasy to emotional recognition, to identity development.
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The teen workshops will explore topics of loss, mourning, identity development, collaboration, emotional regulation, communication and acceptance.
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Visit our newly designed events calendar to view our current group offerings
here.
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Introducing: A 23andMe Journey
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Caitlin's 23andMe Journey
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With the ever-growing popularity of 23andMe and ancestry .com, BPAR is developing supports and resources for those who are finding relatives through these products, as well as those who are being contacted by relatives they did not know about. We feel it is important to serve this specific need as it becomes more and more prevalent.
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Introducing: Recognition for Our Book
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AdoptiveFamilies' "Noteworthy Adoption Books Published in 2017"
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Our book is also being sold globally as an e-book and in print to libraries. We are thrilled to see our resource reaching many areas of the world!
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Introducing: One of Our Favorite Resources
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Adoption Journeys is an incredible resource. This organization offers a myriad of supports and resources, and time and again we are impressed by their dedication and responsiveness. Adoption Journeys offers support groups, in-home support, respite care, and school advocacy - just to name a few.
Check out Adoption Journeys here.
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BPAR relies on donations to fund efforts like our free initial phone consultation, growing our Resource Center, printing our book, and writing newsletters like this one.
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Our fiscal year ends June 30th.
Boston Post Adoption Resources is a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
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BPAR.org | 235 Cypress Street, Suite 310, Brookline, MA | 617.418.6163 | info@bpar.org
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