VA FAMILIES: Nurturing Parental Resilience: A Book Group on Blocked Care

Date Sep 17 - Nov 05, 2026

Time 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Cost FREE

NPAC is thrilled to offer an amazing opportunity, led by two experienced post-adoption support coaches, for parents to meet other adoptive parents and learn some brain-based approaches to preventing and combating blocked care. Parents who are looking for strategies to reset their nervous system, find the calm in their lives, and convene with fellow adoptive parents are welcome to join!

This group will follow the book, Foundations for Every Parent’s Guide to Reclaim Compassion: A Neuroscience Approach to Overcoming Blocked Care by Melissa Corkum and Lisa C. Qualls. The NPAC team will mail each participating family a book prior to the start of the group. The facilitators request that each participating family commit to joining 6 of 8 meetings.

There is limited space available – please sign up today!

WHEN: Thursday, September 17 at 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST

Additional Meeting Dates: 9/24/26, 10/1/26, 10/8/26, 10/15/26, 10/22/26, 10/29/26, 11/5/2026

WHERE: ZOOM

Registration is limited and will close Friday, September 11, 2026 at 11:59PM EST.

Every Parents Guide to Reclaiming Compassion - A Neuroscience Approach to Overcoming Blocked Care Book Cover

Families are eligible for this event and NPAC services if they reside in the Northern region of Virginia and are one of the following:

A family with a finalized adoption (or a signed APA*) of a youth between the ages of 0 to 18 years; families with young adults under 21 may be eligible
KinGAP families
State-funded subsidy families

Our NPAC Partners

This opportunity is provided to families for free in our service region thanks to our partnership with Virginia Department of Social Services.

This event is hosted by Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) and the Northern Post Adoption Consortium (NPAC) for families residing in the NPAC service region. The region includes: Frederick/Winchester, Clark County, Loudoun County, Warren County, Shenandoah County, Falls Church/Arlington/Fairfax/Alexandria, Fairfax County, Fauquier County, Manassas/Manassas Park, Prince William County, Page County, Rappahannock County, Culpeper County, Stafford County, King George County, Spotsylvania County, Fredericksburg, Rockingham/Harrisonburg, Greene County, Orange County, and Louisa County.