OASIS holds seminars on an occassional basis. Speakers are often international experts on adoption issues, many of them based in the USA where international adoption services are very well developed, leading to a wealth of expertise. Information will be posted here when the next seminar is confirmed and will also usually be made available through the MOSAIC newsletter and e-newsletters.
Oasis Seminar and Notice of AGM
Saturday 25th February 2012 9.30 am-4.30 pm
We invite all prospective adopters and those who have adopted with children of all age ranges to our Seminar on the above date at The Kia Oval, Pakistan Room, Kennington, London SE11 5SS.
Mary Corrigan, our speaker, is a professional social worker, childcare consultant and play therapist and will be speaking on the topic of:
Communicating with Children and Telling Difficult Stories
This will include workshop activities. She is an experienced consultant and works with Social Workers, carers and parents enabling them to communicate effectively with their children so that the children may understand what is happening to them in order to process the past and recover from loss separation and trauma.
The seminar will begin at 9.30 am with registration and coffee and include a brief A.G.M. (30 minutes) with time for informal group discussion over lunch, ending around 4.30 pm. A buffet lunch will be provided as well as tea and coffee. The seminar is for parents only and will cost a subsidised fee for members of £25 and £40 for non members.
Car parking is available using the Alec Stewart Gate but please e mail first with your car registration no. to Mike Reeve@nmsmail.co.uk. To book please click on the links below.
For information on how to get to the Kia Oval please click here.
For further enquiries you can ring:
Margie on 07931 590614 or Janis on 01372 274399