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Wednesday Webinars: Pre-Conference Advanced Learning Opportunities
What:
Three offerings throughout the day on Webinar Wednesday.
One webinar will be offered from each of the three areas of concentration:
Clinical, Service Coordination & Support, and Education/Advocacy.
When:
Every 2nd Wednesday, March – May 2015; 1 – 1.5 hours per Webinar
Why:
Each Webinar will provide pre-registered attendees a dynamic learning experience
as well as opportunity for deeper learning when coupled with attendance at the
related workshop offering at the ASAP Conference.
Conference Schedule: May 31 – June 2, 2015
Sunday- May 31, 2015
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Conference Check-In
Welcome Reception: Ready, Set….Unwind!
Monday- June 1, 2015
7:00 – 8:30 AM
Breakfast and Conference Check-In
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Networking Break
9:00 – 11:30 AM
Break: 10:15 – 10:30 AM
Opening Plenary Session
• Welcome & Introductions
Pam Wolf - Founder & CEO, Harmony Family Center
• Charge
James Henry – Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services
• More than One Voice: The Landscape of Post-Adoption Services
Pam Wolf - Founder & CEO, Harmony Family Center, Adam Pertman - President,
NCAP, and Debbie Riley - CEO, C.A.S.E.
• Adoptive Family Perspective
Debbie Schugg - Lead Parent Partner, Adoption and Permanency
Wraparound Program - Kinship Center and Senior Consultant - National Center
on Adoption and Permanency (NCAP)
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Networking Break
12:00 – 1:15 PM
Lunch Presentation
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What’s Working: An Introduction to Thriving Post-Adopt Programs in
Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Tennessee
Brenda Lawrence - Family Design Resources, Inc. (Pennsylvania)
Cheryl McIntire - Statewide Adoption Administrator (Illinois)
Jan Clifton- Adoption Support and Preservation Program (Tennessee)
1:15 – 1:45 PM
Networking Break
1:45 – 5:00 PM
Break: 3:30 – 3:45 PM
Clinical Concentration
• The Neurochemistry of Fear
ASAP Therapist, Harmony Family Center
• Improving Outcomes for Success: Building a National Adoption - Competent
Child Welfare and Mental Health Workforce
Debbie Riley - CEO, C.A.S.E. and Co-Presenters TBD
• Integrative Team Treatment for Attachment Trauma in Children
Stefanie Armstrong and Cathy Schweitzer - Co-Founders, Attachment & Trauma
Center - Nebraska
• Fostering Healthy Relationships Before & After Adoption
Dr. Toni Heineman - Founder & Executive Director, A Home Within
1:45 – 5:00 PM
Break: 3:30 – 3:45 PM
Service Coordination and Support Concentration
• Navigating a Difficult Journey
Brenda Lawrence - Executive Director, Family Design Resources, Inc. and Pam
Wagner - Program & Conferencing Division Manager, Family Design Resources, Inc.
• The A & P Team - Successful Post-Permanency and Adoption Practice Begins
with a Solid Support Team!
Bob Friend - Director, NIPFC, Seneca and Pat O’Brien - Senior Trainer and
Consultant, NIPFC, Seneca
• The Modern Family: Navigating Race, Culture and Ethnicity
TBD
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1:45 – 5:00 PM
Break: 3:30 – 3:45 PM
Education/Advocacy Concentration
• Panel: The Many Faces of Adoption (LGBT, Transracial and International
Adoption, Birth Parent Dynamics)
Adam Pertman - President, NCAP, Dr. David Brodzinsky - Senior Consultant, NCAP,
Ruth McRoy - Principal Evaluator, AdoptUSKids, and TBD
• Models for Design and Delivery of a Range of Post-Adoption Services
Susan Smith - Consultant, Brenna Poindexter - Parent2Parent and Outreach
Coordinator, Right Turn, Christine Bowlby - Training and Education Coordinator,
Right Turn, Deb Finley - Children Aid Society - Alabama, and TBD
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Share and Swap Event- 50 seats available on a first come, first serve basis.
$25.00 per person fee to attend; dinner will be provided.
*Dinner on own for rest of attendees
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Experience Nashville Nightlife! Transportation will be provided for attendees who
wish to explore the fantastic music venues of downtown Nashville.
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Tuesday- June 2, 2015
7:00 – 8:30 AM
Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Welcome and Overview of the Day
Pam Wolf - Founder & CEO, Harmony Family Center
9:00 – 11:45 AM
Break: 10:30 – 10:45 AM
Clinical Concentration
• Theraplay
Dafna Lender - Training Director, The Theraplay Institute®
• Developing a Service Continuum that Increases Pre and Post-Permanency
Kris Henneman - Vice President, Spaulding for Children and Dr. Rowena Fong University of Texas - Austin
• Treating Complex Trauma Utilizing the ARC Model
TBD
9:00 – 11:45 AM
Break: 10:30 – 10:45 AM
Service Coordination and Support Concentration
• It Takes A Village: The Treehouse Community Approach
Kim Stevens - Program Director, NACAC and Kerry Homstead - Community
Facilitator, Treehouse Foundation
• Ethics in Post-Adoption
Ruth McRoy - Principal Evaluator, AdoptUSKids, Adam Pertman - President, NCAP,
and TBD
• Connecting the Dots for Permanency: Part I
Michael Yates - Director of Development, Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services
and Jan Dick - Director, Family and Children’s Services
9:00 – 11:45 AM
Break: 10:30 – 10:45 AM
Education/Advocacy Concentration
• Accessing Federal Funding for Post Adoption Services
Joe Kroll - Executive Director, NACAC
• Current Trends in Domestic and Intercountry Adoption: Federal Government
and COA Perspectives
Ambassador Susan Jacobs - U.S. State Department, JooYeun Chang - Assistant
Commissioner, Children’s Bureau, and Richard Klarberg - President, COA
• Keeping Families Together- Let’s Act!
Julie Beem - Executive Director, Attachment and Trauma Network and
Toni Hoy - Advocacy Director, Attachment and Trauma Network
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Networking Break
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Lunch Presentation
1:00 – 1:30 PM
Networking Break
1:30 – 3:30 PM
Break: 2:30 – 2:45 PM
Clinical Concentration
• Theraplay
Dafna Lender - Training Director, The Theraplay Institute®
• Residential Treatment: A Last Resort for Struggling Adoptive Families
Karen Buckwalter - Director of Program Strategy, Chaddock
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• Treating Complex Trauma Utilizing the ARC Model
TBD
1:30 – 3:30 PM
Break: 2:30 – 2:45 PM
Service Coordination and Support Concentration
• Preserving and Strengthening Adoption Through Case Management
Liz Acevedo, Mary Ballowe-Hill, and Sharon Koonce - Lutheran Social Services
• You Don’t Have to Do it Alone: Supporting Post-Adoptive Families
Christina Triplett - Catawba Co. Social Services - North Carolina
• Voices of the Experts: Youth and Parents Speak Out About Effective
Post-Adoption Services
Kim Stevens - Program Director, NACAC, Linda Nguyen - Children’s Home + Aid, and
TBD
• Connecting the Dots for Permanency: Part II
Michael Yates - Director of Development,Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services
and Jan Dick - Director, Family and Children’s Services
1:30 – 3:30 PM
Break: 2:30 – 2:45 PM
Education/Advocacy Concentration
3:30 – 3:45 PM
Networking Break
3:45 – 4:30 PM
Closing Plenary Session
• Excellence in Post-Adopt Practice: Next Steps
Kris Henneman - Vice President, Spaulding for Children, Pam Wolf - Founder & CEO,
Harmony Family Center, Adam Pertman - President, NCAP, and TBD
• Call to Action: The Value of Community and Next Steps
Pam Wolf - Founder & CEO, Harmony Family Center and Kris Henneman Vice President, Spaulding for Children
Wednesday Webinars: Post-Conference Advanced Learning Opportunities
What:
One Webinar will be offered each month highlighting various themes, topics,
and trends in the post-adoption field.
When:
Every 2nd Wednesday, July 2015 – April 2016; each Webinar will be 1 – 1.5 hours
in length depending on presenter needs and content
Why:
Each Webinar as well as additional study aids will provide attendees the opportunity
to participate in ongoing learning and community collaboration for ten (10) months
following the conclusion of the conference.
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