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PACT (Pre/Post Adoption Consulting and Training) est. 1982
220 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 617 547 0909 [email protected]
We all have a lot to learn about adoption
Adoption is such a complex issue that everyone has a lot to learn—not only the
parents (by birth and by adoption) but also the institutions, professionals, neighbors, and friends who assist them. Who has the ability to provide
effective training? For many, the answer has been PACT.
We are a network of specialist in pre and post adoption. PACT was founded by pioneering expert Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao in 1982. Dr.Pavao has been serving families and professionals in the Boston area for more than three decades and is working to reach an even larger population with our PACT and Phone Consultation/Video Chat program. We are skilled at teaching professionals the best way to handle the many psychological, educational, and emotional issues that adoption and post adoption involves. The training we provide helps to better identify, understand, and integrate the developmental issues unique to the pre-‐ and post-‐adoptive populations. We have programs aimed at therapists, private and public agencies, hospitals and residential treatment centers, lawyers and judges, educators and clergy. In our advocacy stance, we coordinate activities with other mental health professionals,
legislators, and the media. We train pro-‐ fessionals to help couples, single parents, individuals and extended families to deal with dilemmas of untimely pregnancy, infertility, and reproductive technology. We help clarify issues and identify options. We explore the kinds of adoptions that are available and help determine when families are really ready to adopt. Most of all -‐we provide expert post adoption services to all parties. In short, we provide training for complete pre-‐ and post-‐adoption matters. Our services are inter-‐generational, culturally sensitive, and systemic. We meet the lifelong challenges contracted by all members facing the challenges of being part of a complex blended family. Through it all, our guiding principle is the constant recognition that adoption is not a single event. It is a life-‐long adventure.
Creating and Cultivating Connections
PACT Services:
Phone Consultation/Video Chat • Pre- and Post-Adoption Consultation and appropriate referral • ARC Summer Intensives Open Adoption Mediation and Clinical Visitation Assessment • FaCT Trainings • Groups • Clinical Supervision
PACT, 220 Concord Avenue, Cambridge MA 02138
Phone: (617) 547-0909/(800) KINNECT • Fax: (617) 497-5952 • [email protected]