Workshops: Code PA
(Pre-adoptive)
Workshops: Code AD
(Adopted Persons)
Workshops: Code BF
(Birth Families)
Workshops: Code GN
(General Audience)
Workshops: Code AF
(Adoptive Families)
Workshops: Code HC
(Hague Compliant)
Workshops: Code FF
(Foster Families)
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- A1 Importance of the Sibling Bond (GN)
- A2 Introduction to Adoption (PA)
- A3 Adoption 101 for Extended Family Members ()
- A4 Intercountry Adoption 101 (PA, HC)
- A5 Reflections of a Transracial Adopted Person (GN, AD, AF)
- A6 Journey to Reunion: Birth Mothers' Perspectives (GN, AD, BF)
- A7 Adopted Persons as the Experts in Adoption - CANCELLED (GN, AD, AF)
- A8 Adoption and Social Media (GN)
- A9 A Transracial Family With Three Children from Africa: How We Navigate the Waters in Public and in Private - CANCELLED (GN)
- A10 How Does Parenting Impact Your Marriage and Other Relationships? (GN, PA, AF)
- A11 The Birth Parent and Adoptive Parent Connection: Examining the Benefits of a Relationship (GN, AD, AF)
- A12 Far Away From the Tigers (PA, AF)
- A13 The Adoptive Parent's Role in an Adult's International Search (AD, AF)
- A14 Estate Planning for the Adoptive Family (PA, AF)
- A15 Adoption -- Where in the World Do I Start? (PA)
- A16 Openness Options When Building a Family Through Third-Party Reproduction ()
- A17 Mothers Near and Far (PA, AF)
- A18 Why is My Child Disorganized, Unprepared and Impulsive? Discussion of Executive Function Challenges (AF, HC, FF)
- A19 Overview of Domestic Adoption (PA)
- A20 Taking the Next Step: What You Need to Know Before Beginning the Search (AD, AF, BF)
- A21 Financial Planning for Your Family (PA, AF)
- A22 How Neurofeedback Helps ADHD, Autism Spectrum, and PTSD (AF, FF)
- B1 Understanding the Lifelong Impact of Childhood Trauma (GN, HC)
- B2 Birth Parents Share Their Stories (GN, AD, BF)
- B3 Family Bonding and Attachment in Adoption (GN, PA, AF, HC)
- B4 There and Back Again: An Intercountry Search and Reunion Journey (GN, AD, AF)
- B5 The Powerful and Positive Impact of Growing Up Adopted (GN, AD)
- B6 Understanding Children's Development from a Global Perspective (GN, HC)
- B7 Tales of Adoption Legislation (GN, AD)
- B8 Surrender-Adoption-Reunion (GN)
- B9 Pros, Cons, Joys, and Fears of Single Parenting (PA)
- B10 Children Waiting in Foster Care (PA, FF)
- B11 Avenues for Financial Assistance (PA)
- B12 Keys to Success: What You Need to Know About Starting and Sustaining Your Adoptive Family (AF, PA)
- B13 The Smart-Heart Parent: Find the Path to Joyful Living With Your Child (AF, FF)
- B14 What LGBTQ Families Need to Know About Adoption (PA)
- B15 DCF Adoption: Positive Perspectives from Families Who Know (PA, FF)
- B16 When Parents Need Assistance, Too (AF, FF)
- B17 Adopting the Child With Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate (PA, AF, HC)
- B18 Engaging in the Home Study Process (PA)
- B19 The Building Blocks of Adoption: Helping Young Children Begin to Understand (PA, AF)
- B20 Transitioning the Mystery of a Distorted Past into the Keys for the Future Journey (AD)
- B21 Adopting From Russia is Still a Great Option (PA)
- B22 Clinical and Legal Aspects of Domestic Infant Adoption (PA)
- B23 Discovering and Treating the Underlying Problems of Learning Disabilities in a School Setting (AF, FF)
- C1 The Use of Ceremonies and Rituals (GN)
- C2 Adopted Persons Panel (GN)
- C3 Internet Safety and Adoption (GN, AF, BF)
- C4 Two Mothers, Two Journeys (GN, AF, BF)
- C5 Adoption as a Spiritual Journey (GN)
- C6 Adoption/Foster Care in the Schools (GN)
- C7 Understanding the Adopted Child's and Parent's Attachment Cycle: A Mother’s Perspective (GN, AF)
- C8 From Here to Homeland: Perspectives on Making Return Trips With Children Adopted Internationally (GN, AD, AF)
- C9 Instant Parent (GN, PA, AF)
- C10 Adoption and ADHD: Is There a Link? (GN)
- C11 Single Parenting of Two: The Realities (PA, AF)
- C12 Adopting from Africa: New Program, New Opportunities (PA)
- C13 Insurance Strategies for Gay Families (PA, AF)
- C14 Adoption from Russia: The Challenges and the Rewards - CANCELLED (PA)
- C15 The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption: What Prospective Adopters Need to Know (PA, HC)
- C16 Parenting Outside the Box (GN, PA, AF, HC)
- C17 Prenatal Exposure to Drugs, Tobacco, Alcohol, and Maternal Stress (PA, HC)
- C18 Understanding Why and When Therapy is Helpful to Children and Teenagers (AF, FF)
- C19 A Moment in the Limelight: A "Silent Sibling" Speaks Out (PA, AF)
- C20 Understanding Transracial Identity of Asian Adopted Persons (AD)
- C21 Permanency Mediation: Opening the Door to the Future - CANCELLED (PA, BF, FF)
- C22 Is Transracial Adoption Right for Me? Tools and Questions to Consider (PA)
- C23 How Neurofeedback Helps Previously Institutionalized Children (AF, FF)
- D1 Telling Our Stories (GN, AD)
- D2 Helping Children Develop Positive Racial and Cultural Identities (GN, AD, AF, HC)
- D3 A Birth Father's Story (GN, BF)
- D4 It DOES Take a Village to Raise a Child: Supporting Adoptive and Foster Families (GN, AF, FF)
- D5 Search Smart for Adoption Resources (GN)
- D6 Books In Adoption (GN)
- D7 Adoption and Adolescence: Stories of Struggles and Success (GN)
- D8 Everybody Loves Annie: The Objectification of the Adopted Child (GN)
- D9 Attachment and Use of Adopted Children's Drawings as a Diagnostic Tool (GN, PA, AF)
- D10 - THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED: Beyond Consequences (AF)
- D11 The Current Status of Ethiopian Adoptions (PA)
- D12 Financial Strategies for Prospective Adopters (PA)
- D13 Adjustment in Intercountry Adoption (PA, AF, HC)
- D14 Connecting With Guatemala - CANCELLED (AD, AF)
- D15 Traveling to Pick Up Your Child (PA)
- D16 Keeping the Connections: A Panel Discussion (AF)
- D17 Expanding Family Horizons: Language, Culture and the Unique Challenges of Intercountry Adoption - CANCELLED (GN, PA, AF)
- D18 How Open Adoption Can Benefit Your Child (PA, AF, BF)
- D19 The Gift of Identity through Journey of Discovery (AF)
- D20 Moving from Infertility to Adoption (PA)
- D21 Discussion Group for Adopted Persons (Adopted Persons Only) (AD)
- D22 Discussion Group for Families of Teens (AF, FF)
- D23 Discussion Group for Single Adopters (AF, FF)
