Reunification
The Reunification Group is a 12-week program that focuses on the specific challenges and concerns of parents seeking to regain custody of their children. The group, which is designed for individuals who have defined their main goal as reunification under the Department of Children and Families (DCF) service plan, seeks to help individuals understand DCF’s reunification criteria, identify the path they need to follow to achieve their goal of reunification, and recognize parenting issues that led to their loss of custody. The reunification group is offered in conjunction with the Stone House Nurturing Program, which helps parents improve their parenting skills.
Coping After Reunification Is Not Granted (CARING)
For parents who are not able to be reunified with their children, the Stone House offers a unique program: Coping After Reunification Is Not Granted (CARING). CARING, developed for parents permanently denied custody of a child or children by the state, was first implemented by the Stone House in 2003. According to information from the Department of Children and Families, CARING is the only support group of its type among local service providers. During this eight-week program, participants explore the highly-sensitive issues involved in losing a child to adoption, confront their feelings of guilt, loneliness and disempowerment, and work to develop plans for moving forward despite their devastating loss. CARING is available in a group setting and as a one-on-one process.
For more information on these programs please contact:
Tanya McLean at (617) 409-5412 or
tmclean@elizabethstone.org