Special Half-Day Connect & Learn Program
Beyond Infertility Treatment:
What's Next?
Are you trying to decide whether to continue or stop infertility treatment with your own gametes? Are you considering moving on to another path? Learn how to arrive at a decision even when as a couple, you may not be on the same page. Explore resolutions that include resolving without parenting and the family building options of egg donation and adoption.
This program will give you a chance to meet people who have made these choices and who will share what they learned along the way. The donor egg and adoption portion will not cover the “how-tos," costs, or details of these options, but will provide some insight into the important issues to consider, helping you decide if they may be right for you.
Date: Saturday, April 9, 2011, 12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Newton Senior Center
345 Walnut Street
Newtonville, MA 02460
Fees:
RESOLVE members: $65 individual, $105 couple*
Non-members: $85 individual, $170 couple
Financial assistance is available to cover these fees. Click here for information.
*Join RESOLVE of the Bay State and receive the member
discount immediately.
Please complete and return the Registration
Form below.
Session 1, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - To
Continue or End Infertility Treatment?
Are you trying to decide whether to continue or stop infertility treatment with your own gametes, and move on to another path? Learn how to arrive at a decision even when as a couple, you may not be on the same page. Included will be a short overview of adoption and donor egg as family building options, and the decision to resolve without parenting. With Deborah Silverstein, LICSW, Focus Counseling
Session 2, 1:00 -
2:00 p.m. - Resolving Without Parenting
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meet a couple who, after pursuing infertility treatment and facing a major health issue, embraced living as a family of two. Learn how they came to this decision and how they are successfully living out their choice. With Anna and Joe Koon
Session
3, 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. - The Egg Donation Option
An overview of emotional and ethical issues to consider when choosing egg donation as a way to build your family. Issues to be addressed are: the considerations of using a known or anonymous donor, the child’s right to know about his/her origins, when and how to talk about their conception, who to tell and how to tell others about this family building choice. With Susan Levin, LICSW, and a panel of parents through egg donation
Session
4, 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. - The Adoption Option
The focus will be on how to make the “emotional leap” to adoption and things to think about when considering this choice. This session includes a brief overview of each type of adoption: domestic, DCF, and international adoption options. Learn from the experiences of a panel of adoptive parents. With Anne Coleman, PhD., Adoption and Beyond Counseling Services, and a panel of adoptive parents
Beyond Infertility
Treatment: What's Next?
Registration Form
Or click here for a one-page PDF registration form, which you can print and complete.
Please complete this form, print, and mail
or fax (with credit card information) to:
RESOLVE of the Bay State
395 Totten Pond Rd, Suite 403
Waltham, MA 02451
Fax: 781-890-2249. NOTE: Registrations should be received in our office no later than Thursday April 7 at 4:00 PM. After that time, please complete the form and bring it with you to register as a walk-in on Saturday the 9th.
Do you need financial assistance? Click here
for more information on our Lisa Fenn Gordenstein Access Scholarships.
For more information call the HelpLine at 781-890-2225 or email our office.
