Training & Research
Post Adoption Support Services
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Admission & Referrals 518.426.2888
CIU@parsonscenter.org
Parsons has established the Post Adoption Resource Center (PARC) to provide post adoption services for families in Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and Washington counties who have adopted or are in the process of adopting. Families can access services such as respite and parent support groups, which includes peer groups and child care for families attending the support groups.
The goals of the support groups are to help families to:
Understand new family dynamics.
Navigate the social services systems.
Sort out feelings.
Feel supported in their efforts to provide permanency to children.
Program staff work directly with adoptive families with a focus on pre-adoptive and adoption issues. The staff are trained professionals who understand that, at any given time following placement, parents may need assistance in understanding and help in managing their children's crises and challenges.
Navigate the social services systems.
Sort out feelings.
Feel supported in their efforts to provide permanency to children.
Program staff work directly with adoptive families with a focus on pre-adoptive and adoption issues. The staff are trained professionals who understand that, at any given time following placement, parents may need assistance in understanding and help in managing their children's crises and challenges.
The staff work together with the families and provide information and referral to appropriate providers within the community, parents and peer support groups, and limited case planning services.