Center For Family Connections

Adoption is such a complex issue that everyone has a lot to learn- not only the prospective parents but also the institutions, professionals, and the neighbors and friends who assist them. Who has the ability to provide effective training? For many, the answer has been the Center For Family Connections.

We are a nonprofit agency founded by pioneering expert Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao. We have been serving families and professionals in the Boston area for more than two decades.

We are skilled at teaching professionals the best way to handle the many psychological, education, and legal issues that adoption involves. The training we provide helps them better identify, understand, and integrate the developmental issues unique to the pre- and post-adoptive populations.

We have programs aimed at therapists, private and public agencies, hospitals and residential treatment centers, lawyers and judges, educators and clergy. In our advocacy stance, we coordinate activities with other mental health professionals, legislators, and the media.

We train professionals to help couples, single parents, and extended families to deal with problems of untimely pregnancy, infertility, and reproductive technology. We help clarify issues and identify options. We explore the kinds of adoption that are available and help determine when families are really ready to adopt.

In short, we provide training for complete pre- and post-adoption counseling. Our services are intergenerational, culturally sensitive, and systemic. We meet the lifelong challenges contracted by all members facing the challenges of being part of a complex blended family.

Through it all, our guiding principle is the constant recognition that adoption is not a single event. It is a life-long adventure.