Jennifer Wall Email and Phone Number

Responsible to develop and facilitate training specifically for preparing prospective adoptive parents to become approved and provide care to children through the Concurrent Planning Program and to complete Concurrent home study assessments in accordance with SAFE model of assessment.

Responsible to develop and facilitate Adoptive Parent Education training in accordance with the Adoption Act and to complete adoption home study assessments in accordance with SAFE Assessment Model.

Responsible to provide Solution-Focused counseling to individuals, couples and families on a variety of issues such as stress management, relationship issues, workplace conflict, parenting issues, trauma and grief and loss.

Responsible to manage services related to adoption work in two key programs: The Adoption Centre of British Columbia (a fee for service, not for profit, licensed adoption agency serving BC and AB) and Supports and Networking for Adoption and Permanency Planning (SNAPP) which prepares children in foster care for permanency through adoption and concurrent means.

Responsible to complete child protection assessments and investigations, provide family support and take on a guardianship role to children in foster care. Also responsible to recruit, educate and approve prospective adoptive parents to adopt older children with a variety of special needs and to coordinate adoption placements of children in care.