All families are required to attend this seminar. At the Openness Seminar you will receive an educational packet full of information about open adoption; what is open adoption, levels of openness, what openness is not, history behind openness, professional research on openness, specific New Life research on openness, the benefits and challenges associated with openness,...

All families are required to attend this seminar. During this interactive seminar, adoption staff will present information about transracial parenting in adoption and facilitate follow up discussion.  Prospective adoptive families also receive additional education on this topic during the home study process. This seminar will be held after the Openness Seminar.