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Post Adoption Workshop: November 11, 2011

 

“We’re A Family Through Adoption!.....Now What?”


A Workshop For Families Who Have Adopted or Who Hope To Adopt

 

When:


Friday, November 11, 2011, from 10 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Registration is required by November 9, 2011. | Click here to register.


Where:


Holiday Inn Express & Suites Latham
400 Old Loudon Road, Latham, New York 12110
Phone: (518) 783-6161 | Directions by Google Maps


Speakers:


Workshop Speakers | "We're A Family Through Adoption... Now What?"

  • Dawn Smith-Pliner, FIA's Founder and Director
  • Mary Walsh Snyder, Friends in Adoption Legal Counsel
  • Kate Kaufman Burns, MSW, LCSW: Social Work Supervisor
  • Patty Smith, Case Management and Outreach Supervisor

 

Agenda:


  • The Evolution Of Openness In Adoption
  • Privacy Issues In Adoption:

    Who Knows What? Why?
  • What Is A Post Adoption Agreement (Paca)?
  • Relationships And Pacas:

    Can Relationships Be Legislated?
  • Talking To Children About Adoption

    What Do Children Understand About Adoption At Varying Ages? When Do You Tell Your Child His/Her Adoption Story? In What Detail Do You Tell? How Do You Talk About Complicated Adoption Stories? How Do You Talk To Your Child About The Unknown? What Does Your Child Need Regardless Of His Or Her Age?
  • Considerations For Openness:
    1. Prior To A Match
    2. During A Match
    3. Following Placement
  • 30 Minute Lunch Break
  • The Post Adoption Experience:

    Living The Paca
  • Complicated Cases:

    Strategies For Resolution
  • Technology And Adoption:

    How Has Technology Changed The Face Of Adoption, Post Adoption Contact, And Search And Reunion?
  • Wrap Up / Q & A

Fees:


  • $150 - Workshop Fee for Non-FIA Alumni
  • $100 - Workshop Fee for FIA Alumni
  • $50 - Workshop Fee for FIA Waiting Families
  • Fees include lunch.


Do I need to RSVP?


Yes! Please register as soon as possible and no later than November 9, 2011.

Click here to register.