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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 postadoptive 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 postadoption matters. Our services are intergenerational, 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 lifelong 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]

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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]