MAHEC #78939 Open

Navigating Adoption Reunion: The GRACE Method

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Navigating Adoption Reunion: The GRACE Method

Location

Live Webinar
Webex
Quiet Location with Reliable Internet Connectivity

Dates & Times

Nov 18, 2026 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

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This interactive session introduces the G.R.A.C.E. Method, a five-step framework for navigating complex family relationships following biological separation due to adoption and reconnection through reunion.

Participants will explore communication, boundaries, and compassion-based approaches that support sustainable relational health. The method addresses the clinical blind spots that emerge when reunion is treated as a single event rather than a lifelong experience of integration and identity development.

Audience

Clinical Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Peer Support Specialists, and others interested in this topic

Objectives

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

check Describe the core principles of the GRACE Method
check Describe the basic tenets of compassion-based strategies to support relational stability and repair
check Apply communication and boundary-setting tools within complex family systems

Fees

Cancellation Policy

Registration Fee

$39.00

Registration fee for Peer Support Specialists only

$20.00

Available Credits

CEU .200

The Mountain Area Health Education Center designates this entire live continuing education activity as meeting the criteria for 0.20 CEUs as established by the National Task Force on the Continuing Education Unit.

Contact Hours 1.500

MAHEC designates this live continuing education activity as meeting the criteria for 1.50 Contact Hours.

NBCC Hours 1.500


Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5514. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. MAHEC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 1.50 hours

Contact Hours (category A) CE for NC Psychologists 1.500

MAHEC is recognized by the North Carolina Psychology Board as an approved Provider of Category A Continuing Education for North Carolina Licensed Psychologists. Approved for 1.50 hours Category A.

Speakers

Elizabeth Barbour, MEd

Sessions

Navigating Adoption Reunion: The GRACE Method

11/18 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Additional Resources

Cancellation Policy

MAHEC has a pay-up-front policy for all CE programs. The only exceptions will be for pre-approved programs where an individual payment plan is appropriate. Registrations received without accompanying payment will not be processed and participants who have not paid the course fee will not be admitted into the program.

Unless otherwise noted in course materials, the following cancellation policy applies to all programs:

  • Cancellations must be in writing (fax, email, or mail).
  • Cancellations received more than two weeks prior to the event will receive 100% refund.
  • Cancellations received between two weeks and five full business days prior to the first day of the event are refunded at 70% of the registration fee subject to a minimum $25 cancellation fee.
  • No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received less than five full business days prior to the event.
  • No vouchers will be issued in lieu of a refund.
  • Transfers/substitute(s) are welcome (please notify us in advance of the program).
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