The workshop is the starting point in the adoption journey for many Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC couples seeking to adopt. Attendees receive six hours of instruction and advice including presentations by attorneys, social workers, birth parents and adoptive parents. Cost is $75 (at the door) and $65 (pre-registered). Cost includes a comprehensive workbook, "The Adoption Book" (170 pages of tips, referrals and guidelines). A continental breakfast and lunch are included. Early registration is encouraged, but you may also register at the seminar. Topics include: legal information, home study, open adoption or retaining confidentiality, ways to avoid contested adoptions, advertising strategies and birth parent perspectives. Check our Calendar of Events to see when the next workshop is schedules.

“The Adoption Book,” the workbook for the workshop, can be ordered at anytime by sending a check for $30 to FPA, P.O. Box 6375, D.C. 20015-0375.