VA & MD FAMILIES: NTDC – Core Topics in Adoption, Foster, and Kinship Care

We are excited to announce our summer NTDC parent cohort starting in June 2026!

This will be a wonderful, supportive group of adoptive parents and kinship caregivers. While the topics will be the same as previous cohorts of the NTDC curriculum, the discussion may be very different! Each group will feature materials created for adoptive families and will include time for reflection and discussion.

Discussion topics include:

• Attachment
• Child Development
• Separation, Grief, and Loss
• Trauma Informed Parenting
• Trauma-Related Behavior
• Effective Communication

WHEN: Tuesday, June 16, 2026 from 12:00pm – 1:30pm EST

Additional Dates: 6/16, 6/23, 6/30, 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28

WHERE: ZOOM

Register by Monday, June 15, 2026.

This cohort will be open to all adoptive and kinship families in the Northern region of Virginia and the state of Maryland thanks to generous grant support from the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) and the Maryland Department of Human Services (MD-DHS).

Have questions about this event? Please contact Nohora McNally at mcnally@adoptionsupport.org