Join us in Las Vegas next summer for this four-day educational event that covers a wide variety of foster care and adoption topics—to meet the diverse needs and levels of experience of adoptive and foster parents, child welfare professionals, and people who were adopted or in foster care. We offer more than 80 sessions in […]
How important is it for international adoptees to be familiar with their birth country’s culture? In this event, we will hear from two past and present Also-Known-As mentorship program parents about their experience and insight into helping their children develop a healthy awareness of their roots. Martha Crawford and Marjorie Williams will share their methods, […]
Keynote Speaker: Adam Pertman, CEO and Founder of the National Center on Adoption and Permanency Keynote Address: Rethinking Adoption in the 21st Century: Progressing from “Child Placement” to “Family Success” Over 30 workshops for pre-/post-adoptive parents, foster parents, child welfare professionals, adoptees, and kinship guardians. Continuing Education Hours (maximum of 5) NJ & PA Social Workers and […]
Join us for a lecture and discussion on adoption, with wine and cheese. This special event, co-hosted with the Smith College Office of Alumni Relations, will bring together SSW alumni, SSW students, Smith College alumnae, and guests for an authentic insightful discussion on experiences and issues surrounding adoption.
“Side by Side: Out of a South Korean Orphanage and Into the World” is a multi-platform documentary project revealing 60+ years of inter-country adoption with first-person stories from 100 adult adoptees. For this special Also-Known-As screening, two themed film compilations “Growing Up” and “Searching for Answers,” focusing on identity and birth search, will be shown. […]
Four Sunday Sessions: 3:00-4:30 PM Sept 16, Oct 14, Nov 18, Dec 19, 2018 Adoption Playgroups for Children, 5-9 years old Fun, multiracial playgroups, facilitated by adult and teen adoptees, for adopted kids from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. Themes around identity, family and friends, and adoption story are explored. The groups provide a “safe […]
Four Sunday Sessions: 3:00-4:30 PM Sept 16, Oct 14, Nov 18, Dec 19, 2018 Adoption Playgroups for Children, 5-9 years old Fun, multiracial playgroups, facilitated by adult and teen adoptees, for adopted kids from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. Themes around identity, family and friends, and adoption story are explored. The groups provide a “safe […]
Four Sunday Sessions: 3:00-4:30 PM Sept 16, Oct 14, Nov 18, Dec 19, 2018 Adoption Playgroups for Children, 5-9 years old Fun, multiracial playgroups, facilitated by adult and teen adoptees, for adopted kids from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. Themes around identity, family and friends, and adoption story are explored. The groups provide a “safe […]
