A 6-month Online Coaching Cohort

Jason & Shawnda Kovacs: Adoption and Foster Care Support

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JASON & SHAWNDA KOVACS

ADOPTION & FOSTER CARE SUPPORT COHORT 

6 months / Limited to 10 couples

 

THIS GROUP IS CURRENTLY CLOSED. GET ON THE WAITLIST:

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This cohort is for adoptive and foster parents who need support and help but can’t make it to a counselors office. This is for the parents who feel alone. This is for couples who feel like they are on different pages from one another and wonder if their marriage will survive. This is for parents who are beginning to check out, looking forward in an unhealthy way to when their kids are grown up and out of the house. 

 

In our cohort we will provide support, encouragement, and gospel-centered hope. We will provide resources as well as help work towards a game plan for moving forward practically with our children. This won’t be a 3 step silver bullet but will aim to provide each couple in their unique circumstances with space to consider what best fits their family and children’s needs. 

 

This cohort will involve personal coaching as well as teaching.  Each month we’ll focus on a new topic, exploring content and case studies with time for Q&A. Participants will have access to a private group to share and support one another. 

 

SESSION ONE: Shattered Dreams: Expectations & Reality 

SESSION TWO:  Trauma and Grace in the Home

SESSION THREE:  Gospel Hope for the Weary, Shamed, and Guilt-ridden Parent

SESSION FOUR:  Self Care 

SESSION FIVE: Seeing Our Children with New Eyes

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Who Is This For?

  • Parents who are struggling with the demands of adoption and foster care
  • Parents who want a deeper, like-minded community to help them navigate the challenges of adoption and fostering

 

What Do I Get?

  • A 6-month online Coaching Cohort with personal mentoring from Jason & Shawnda Kovacs  
  • Monthly live online group sessions with teaching and Q&A (will be recorded so you can rewatch or catch up if you miss a session)
  • Private online interaction with Jason & Shawnda and the Cohort for encouragement and collaboration
  • Resources, tools, and assignments
  • A 30-minute one-on-one coaching call with Jason & Shawnda

 

What Do I Invest?

  • $2997 $900 one-time or $175/mo for 6 months* (Spouses get in for free!) 
  • Participation on live coaching calls for at least 5 of 6 months
  • Engagement in online community: sharing goals, feedback, ideas and questions
  • Read books or articles Jason & Shawnda recommend for each session

 

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Next Steps & Schedule

STEP 1: Apply and pay registration before the group is full (10 couples).

STEP 2: We will set you up in your online group, where you can ask questions and connect

STEP 3: Start 1st video session on January 28th, learning with Jason & Shawnda over 6 months and growing in knowledge, skill and compassion.

 

SCHEDULE: January—June 2020

Group session schedule:

4th Tuesdays of the month, 12PM – 2PM CST:

  • January 28th, February 25th, March 24th, April 28th, May 26th, June 23rd
  • If you can’t make a session, you will have access to a video recording.

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About Jason & Shawnda Kovacs

Both Jason and Shawnda are Biblical Counselors with a combined 20+ years of experience helping parents and families with all the joys and struggles of adopting and fostering. With 4 adopted children of their own, Jason and Shawnda Kovacs have been heavily engaged in adoption and foster care ministry for over a decade. Besides mentoring adoptive and fostering families, they are both involved in teaching and training others to engage in the adoption and foster care world.

 

Jason Kovacs has been serving individuals, leaders, families, churches and non-profit organizations in the areas of pastoral care, counseling, and orphan advocacy for over 20 years. He’s been active in church planting, started a non-profit, and served as the Pastor of Counseling at the Austin Stone Community Church where he founded and directed The Austin Stone Counseling Center. Jason received his Masters of Arts with focus on Counseling from Reformed Theological Seminary and utilizes a gospel-centered, clinically-informed approach. He has had specialized training in trauma care through TBRI® and is a member of the Association of Biblical Counselors.  He has been married for over 15 years to Shawnda and has 5 incredible children.

 

Shawnda Kovacs is married to her best friend, Jason and have been married over 16 years. They have the privilege and sanctifying honor of raising 5 kids. They live in Delta BC (near Vancouver, Canada) where they get to enjoy the greatest beauty on earth with the mountains and the ocean.  Jason and Shawnda spend their free time enjoying the beautiful outdoors of BC – hiking and mountain biking. Shawnda has  specialized training in trauma care through TBRI® and through CCEF. She has been trained as an Empowered to Connect Trainer, led multiple workshops at Together for Adoption, been a keynote speaker with Jason at Refresh conference, and has walked with countless couples through the many life costs and victories of adoption.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_empty_space height=”72px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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