Skip over main navigation
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Basket: (0 items)
ARC Adoption North East
0191 516 6466
  • Search
  • Email
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
Adoption process Adoption enquiry
Menu
  • About us
    • Values and mission
    • Meet the team
      • Our team
      • Our trustees
      • Our adoption panel
    • Vacancies
    • Reports and policy
      • Ofsted rating
      • Statement of purpose
      • Equality and diversity policy
      • Comments, compliments, and complaints policy
    • Contact us
  • How to adopt
    • How adoption works
    • The adoption process
      • Initial visit
      • Checks and references
      • Home visits
      • Adoption panel
      • Finding the right child for you
      • Matching panel
      • Make an enquiry
    • LGBTQ+
    • Inter-country adoption
    • Fostering for adoption
    • Adoption FAQs
    • Reviews
  • Adoption support
    • Training
      • Bonding through play
      • Playful parenting
      • Connected by adoption
      • Buddy service
      • Support groups
      • Training dates
    • Learning resources
    • Children's guide to adoption
    • Therapeutic support
      • Therapeutic adoption support services
      • Social and peer support
      • Digital life story
      • Birth family support
  • Stories & impact
    • Adoption statistics and facts
    • Real life stories
  • Support our work
    • The Helen Linforth Children’s Fund
    • Volunteer
    • Become a buddy
    • Friends of ARC
  • News & events
    • News
    • Events
  • Admin
    • Log in
  • Basket: (0 items)
  • social-and-peer-support
  1. Adoption support
  2. Therapeutic support
  3. Social and peer support

Social and peer support

We understand how important it is to ensure adopters get the right support at a time that is suitable for them.

In addition to the support provided by the ARC Adoption support team, ARC Adoption also provides access to dedicated online support platform The Adopter Hub.

Created as a result of listening to adopters and working with them to provide accessible tools to empower adopters to access the support they need, The Adopter Hub provides learning opportunities and information for both adopters and professionals working with adoptive families.

This additional support allows adopters to access the following;

  • Peer support from other adopters via live web chat, email and an exclusive adopter forum.
  • A programme of webinars on topics covering behaviour and emotional resilience.
  • eLearning so that adopters can top up their knowledge on attachment and supporting their children.
  • A wide range of resources relating to areas such as behaviour, education, online safety, mental health and developmental needs.
  • Resources for schools and a range of materials to help children in in education.

Find out more about The Adopter Hub in the video below.

In the video below, Terry Fitzpatrick, Director at ARC Adoption talks about the variety of support availability at ARC Adoption.


 If you would like more information about the support available at ARC Adoption please email [email protected]

Support groups

Support groups

ARC Adoption host regular support groups for families. Currently taking place virtually, these events are usually held at various locations around the North East. Read more

Published: 18th December, 2018

Updated: 13th May, 2020

Author:

Related topics:
  • Social and peer support
Become a buddy

Become a buddy

ARC Adoption North East have a strong community of experienced adopters who volunteer to be part of the ARC Adoption North East Buddy service, providing peer to peer support to other adopters. Read more

Published: 18th December, 2018

Updated: 31st July, 2019

Author:

Related topics:
  • Social and peer support
Back to top

Showing 10 of 2

Latest

  • Virtual Coffee Morning Wednesday 24th March 2021

    Virtual Coffee Morning Wednesday 24th March 2021

    ARC Adoption families are invited to join the team for a virtual coffee morning.

  • Information Event About Adoption Thursday 1st April 2021

    Information Event About Adoption Thursday 1st April 2021

    The team at ARC Adoption North East would like to invite you to an online information event to find out more about the adoption process and the outstanding support available to you at ARC Adoption North East.

  • Adoption, Fostering & Tea: The New Family Social Podcast

    Adoption, Fostering & Tea: The New Family Social Podcast

    UK’s LGBT+ adoption and fostering charity, New Family Social's podcast dedicated to Adoption. Adoption, Fostering & Tea.

  • Honour's list award for ARC Adoption's director Terry Fitzpatrick

    Honour's list award for ARC Adoption's director Terry Fitzpatrick

    Honour's list award for ARC Adoption's director Terry Fitzpatrick

Most read

  • How adoption works

    How adoption works

    Adoption is a way of providing new families for children who cannot be looked after by their birth parents and need to belong to a new family.

  • Training

    Training

    As part of the support that you will receive throughout the entire adoption process and beyond, at ARC Adoption North East you will benefit from various training.

  • Reports and policy

    The team at ARC Adoption are very proud to be rated as Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted.

  • Values and mission

    Values and mission

    ARC Adoption North East in an outstanding adoption agency based in the North East of England. The ARC Adoption team is made up of multi-disciplined, experienced professionals who deliver a range of high-quality outstanding adoption services and adoption support. ARC Adoption North East believes that every child deserves the right to grow up in a nurturing and loving family who will support them through childhood and prepare them for adult life.

  • Adoption statistics and facts

    In the North East of England, children waiting to be adopted outnumbers adopters 3:1. Could you adopt a child? If you have questions about adoption, or would like more information about the adoption process and the outstanding support available at ARC Adoption North East, email [email protected] or call 01915166466.

  • Fostering for adoption

    Fostering for adoption

    At ARC Adoption North East are committed to exploring different routes to adoption. ARC Adoption offers an early permanence route, often referred to as fostering for adoption or foster to adopt. Fostering for adoption means that young children, usually babies, are placed at a young age with approved potential adopters who would also be approved temporary foster carers whilst the family court decides on the child’s future.

  • Contact us

    Contact us

    At ARC Adoption North East we value your opinion. All compliments, comments and complaints are accepted and considered with the greatest respect. Your feedback is welcomed to help develop ARC Adoption North East’s services.

  • Bonding through play

    Bonding through play

    ARC Adoption North East likes to give adopters an insight into the principles of Theraplay® and how it can be used to build safe and secure attachments through having fun. Theraplay® is modelled on secure interactions between parents and children.

  • Initial visit

    Initial visit

    Following your initial enquiry, if you would like to progress with the adoption process a member of ARC Adoption North East’s team will visit you in your home. The initial visit will be very informal and take place at a date and time that is convenient for you and will last about two hours. It’s an opportunity to have your questions answered in more detail and help the team get to know you better.

  • Digital life story

    Digital life story

    ARC Adoption North East has the responsibility to provide each child with a life story book. This is carried out by members of the team qualified to diploma level in therapeutic life story work for looked after children. ARC Adoption North East’s passionate and innovative approach has led to the development of a digital life story package, ARCBOX.

Sign up for our newsletter

Please enter your first name
Please enter your last name
Please enter your email address Please enter a valid email address (e.g. [email protected])

Connect with us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Contact us
  • Accessibility
  • Sitemap
  • Terms and conditions
  • Privacy policy
  • Login
  • Logout
  • Manager

ARC Adoption North East's Office Hours:

In keeping with the government’s advice ARC Adoption's office will be temporarily closed until further notice and all employees will be working remotely from home.

We are currently operating a duty system which can be accessed via [email protected]

The ARC Adoption North East team are currently working remotely. All services can be accessed by emailing [email protected].