Together, Inspiring , Engagement, and Support (TIES)

With a focus on the lifelong aspects of adoption, this annual training seminar celebrates, promotes, and explores issues related to adoption, with its primary focus being to support and strengthen adoptive families. Through this event, adoptive parents and foster to adopt parents who have adoptive children placed in their homes are provided an excellent opportunity to increase their knowledge base and skills concerning adoption-related issues, services for adoptive families, and the parenting of adopted children. A wide variety of workshops are offered on topics such as understanding developmental assessments, parenting children with complex medical issues, coping with attachment-related issues, guidance for behavioral concerns, identifying emotional triggers, special educational services, supporting children through developmental stages, and much more. 

The Ties Training Seminar is truly a family centered event, with all ages welcome. In addition to childcare, age-appropriate workshops and fun-filled activities are provided for all children. There is a Teen Leadership Program that provides teen participants with exciting opportunities for personal growth. Teens are offered the opportunity to learn valuable life skills that focus on making positive choices, overcoming obstacles, developing critical thinking, reducing violence, and setting goals. Parents can enjoy the seminar secure in the knowledge that their children are nearby and enjoy a positive and fun learning experience themselves. 

Anyone interested should contact:

The Social Services Administration Unit
Georgia Department of Human Services
47 Trinity Ave. S.W., 1st Floor
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 678-209-8856
E-mail: c[email protected]