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Approval to deliver PRIDE training in the private adoption sector is granted to individuals not to agencies. Beginnings offers administrative support to PRIDE trainer Tonya Noble. |
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Trainer: Tonya Noble, M.A.
An approved adoption practitioner, Tonya has been working in the field of adoption for over a decade. She has counselled birth parents and adoptive families throughout the adoption process and continues to offer support for families throughout the post-placement years. Tonya has a Master's Degree in Counselling Psychology and has spent many years as an individual, couple's and family counsellor. She has specialized in grief and loss issues and has been a workshop facilitator for Beginnings Adoption & Counselling Services for many years. As the Education Coordinator for Beginnings, Tonya also oversees a number of community education programs and services.
Co-Trainer:
Angela Krueger
With her husband, Angela is the parent of two children through domestic adoption. As a freelance writer she has shared her adoption and parenting experience with numerous publications including Adoptive Families Magazine, RainbowKids.com and IMPrint, a newsletter published by the Hospital for Sick Children. As the Adoption Feature Writer for Suite101.com she writes articles about all facets of adoption, many of which have appeared in adoption agency newsletters throughout Canada and the U.S. Angela has also been a speaker at education conferences and participated as a panelist for adoption seminars throughout Ontario.
Tonya is looking forward to sharing their experiences and expertise with you as well as learning from the wealth of experiences that all of you bring.
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