Special Half-Day Program
During
National Infertility Awareness Week, April 24 - May 1
RESOLVE's nationwide effort to educate the public and create greater awareness and understanding about infertility.
Beyond Infertility Treatment:
What's Next?
Pursuing infertility treatment has many decision
points. Perhaps you are in the middle of treament and want to
"look ahead" at your options. Perhaps you are thinking about
ending treatment and want to explore the alternatives.
This program will present the many key decision making
steps and the information that will guide you in considering all of your
options. Do you continue or end infertility treatment, or pursue
other options such as adoption, egg donation, or child-free
living? Join us to learn from experts, and to meet people who have
made these choices and will share their strategies for making decisions
and moving forward. Please note that this program offers information on
the emotional, ethical, and decision points of each choice and does not
focus on the "how-tos" of each option.
Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010, 12:30 - 5:10 p.m.
Location: Scandinavian Living
Center, Nordic Hall
206 Waltham Street,
West Newton, MA 02465
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Fees:
RESOLVE members: $65 individual, $105 couple*
Non-members: $85 individual, $170 couple
*Join RESOLVE of the Bay State and receive the member
discount immediately.
Please complete and return the Registration
Form below.
Registration:
12:10 - 12:30 p.m.
Session 1, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. - To
Continue or End Infertility Treatment?
Learn how to decide whether to continue or stop
infertility treatment, and consider moving on to another path.
This session includes a short overview of your options after treatment
ends: living child-free, adoption, or egg donation, and the issues
to consider when deciding which option is right for you. In
addition the importance of genetic ties will be discussed. With
Ellen Glazer, LICSW, therapist in provate practice and author of Having
Your Baby Through Egg Donation.
Session 2, 1:30 -
2:10 p.m. - When Couples Disagree About What To Do Next
Gain insight into the dynamics and complexity of couple
decision-making, learning how to weigh each other’s preferences without
becoming polarized and how to arrive at a mutually satisfying
decision. With Holly Simons, PhD, LICSW, therapist in private
practice.
Break, 2:10 - 2:20 p.m.
Session
3, 2:20 - 3:40 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 Ellen Glazer, LICSW, therapist in
private practice, and panel of parents through egg donation.
Break, 3:40 - 3:50 p.m.
Session
4, 3:50 - 5:10 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 and
international. Learn from the experiences of a panel of adoptive
parents. With Dale Eldridge, LICSW, Coordinator, Adoptive Parent Services, Adoption Choices, and a panel of adoptive parents.
Beyond Infertility
Treatment: What's Next?
Registration Form
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 22 at 5:00 PM. After that time, please complete the form and bring it with you to register as a walk-in on Saturday the 24th.
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.
