[back to conference home page] 8:30 – 9:00 Check-in and Continental Breakfast 9:00 – 9:10 Welcome Remarks & Logistics – Dean Richard P. Barth 9:10 – 9:30 Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker - Adoption in America 2007: A Revolution in the Family
Adam Pertman, Executive Director, Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
9:30 – 10:15 Keynote Address and Discussion: - Barriers to Adoptions from Foster Care: Perspectives of Family and Staff
Ruth G. McRoy, PhD
10:15 – 10:30 Break 10:30 – 11:45 Life After the Adoption: Post- Adoption Needs and Services - Supporting Families Adopting the Most Difficult Children: Therapeutic Adoption Preservation Services and Outcomes
Susan L. Smith, PhD and Jeanne A. Howard, PhD
- Post-Adoption Services for Transracial Adoptees and Their Families: Beyond Culture Camp
Hollee McGinnis, MSW
- Audience Discussion
11:45 – 12:30 Lunch 12:30 – 1:45 Public Child Welfare and International Adoption: Issues and Considerations - What Public Welfare Workers Need to Know about International Adoptions
Victor Groza, PhD
- Families Raising Girls Adopted from China: Navigating Family and Community Experiences
Ellen E. Pinderhughes, PhD
1:45 – 2:00 Break 2:00 – 3:00 Complex Issues in Adoptive Families: Gay and Lesbian Families and Adoptive Kinship Networks - Gay and Lesbian Adoptive Parents Stress and Coping
Scott Ryan, PhD
- Distance Regulation Over the Life Course in Adoptive Kinship Networks
Harold Grotevant, PhD
3:00 – 4:00 Closing Plenary and Discussion: - Preparing Adoptive Parents to Manage the Mental Health and Developmental Needs of Their Children
David Brodzinsky, PhD
4:00 – 4:15 Final Remarks and Adjournment [back to conference web page] top .
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