New Jersey Adoption Resource Clearing House

Adoption researchers need to study and respond to adoption trends in order to best help serve children and families. With this in mind, graduate students and recent Ph.D.’s with a strong interest in a career involving adoption research are invited to participate in the 2022 Rudd Summer Adoption Research Institute, May 22 – 27, 2022. The week is kicked off with a Welcome Dinner on the evening of Sunday, May 22, and concludes after a group lunch on Friday, May 27.

Registration information: A large portion of the costs will be underwritten by the Rudd Adoption Research Program at UMass Amherst. We are pleased to be able to offer this Institute for $595, which includes 4 1/2 days of sessions, materials, daily lunches, two dinners, and coffee breaks. Applicants will be responsible for their own travel to Amherst and housing. On-campus dorm-style and hotel options will be available.

Considering adopting? Want to learn about adoption programs at Spence-Chapin? Join Spence-Chapin staff to learn about the current landscape of international and domestic adoption and the needs of the children waiting for adoptive families. We’ll discuss the scope of all Spence-Chapin adoption programs including international adoption (South Africa, Colombia, and Bulgaria) and domestic adoption, as well as Spence-Chapin’s adoption services.

Bring your questions! The meeting will include ample opportunity to have your questions answered.

We are excited to launch LGBTQ2+ Families Then and Now! This new, FREE 6-week webinar series offers conversations with a diverse range of families who identify as LGBTQ2+ at different stages of family life, from those with young children to those whose children have “grown and flown.” The series aims to explore the changing landscape of LGBTQ2+ parenting during the last several decades. All are welcome to join these powerful conversations.

This presentation will begin with foundational information on the continuum of sexual behavior in youth, prevalence of problematic and illegal sexual behavior, common misconceptions, and components of effective interventions. Problematic Sexual Behavior: Cognitive Behavior Therapy will be described, and information provided on the learning collaborative training process and how to access training.

We are excited to launch LGBTQ2+ Families Then and Now! This new, FREE 6-week webinar series offers conversations with a diverse range of families who identify as LGBTQ2+ at different stages of family life, from those with young children to those whose children have “grown and flown.” The series aims to explore the changing landscape of LGBTQ2+ parenting during the last several decades. All are welcome to join these powerful conversations.

This event will open for registration on Wednesday, May 25th at 1PM EST

Considering adopting an infant? Learn about Spence-Chapin’s full-service Domestic Adoption Program during this free webinar!

This webinar is the first step for families interested in applying to Spence-Chapin as all webinar attendees will receive a Domestic Adoption Program application. Our team will share details about the adoption program, including the application process, open adoption, demographics of the children in need of adoption, the matching process, options counseling for birth parents, and more.

Bring your questions! The meeting will include ample opportunity to have your questions answered.

Please note that there are limited spaces available within this webinar and within our Domestic Adoption Program. Given the number of infants placed through our program each year, we welcome a limited number of families into the program each year; this is done to prevent longer wait times for families. If you are unable to register for this webinar, please contact us to schedule a call to discuss additional pathways to grow your family through domestic infant adoption.

Register Now and Join Us in the AFFCNY Network!

Are you a Parent Playing in the Extreme Behavior Games? Us too!

We have been listening!

Many, many parents (you aren’t alone!) have expressed their struggles with teens and pre-teens who are participating in risky and dangerous behaviors. Youth with traumatic histories can have extreme behaviors. As parents we are thrust into survival mode trying our best to manage and protect our child, other children in our home, and ourselves.

Virtual Interactive Workshops Scheduled for:

June 13, June 27, July 11, July 25

Extreme Parenting Program’s 4 session series will be offered in both Winter and Summer of 2022.  This program is, specifically, for parents of children ages 10 and up who were adopted. The Extreme Parenting Program will be open to families in all 4 contracts; parents need to have completed the Reframing Parenting Series prior to participation in Extreme Parenting.

FREE!

Parenting a child with a history that includes loss and trauma requires parents to have a bigger parenting toolbox. This parenting webinar and group will focus on ways to add effective tools to support children from hard places. Come learn and share with others as we build our toolbox and let others borrow as needed.

The Strategies for Parenting a Child with a History of Loss and Trauma Series will be held via Zoom on Tuesdays (June 14th, June 21st, June 28th, July 12th, July 19th, August 2nd) from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EST. The series will lead off with a webinar and then subsequent parent support group meetings.

This event is free thanks to funding from the Jockey Being Family Foundation!

NCFA’s annual conference offers continuing education and high-caliber training to professionals from the adoption, social work, and child welfare communities who all share a common commitment to helping children thrive in nurturing, permanent families. The Conference provides an opportunity to learn from experts, refine application of best practices, network with fellow professionals, and be re-inspired for the important work of adoption professionals in their community, region, and the world.

• The first 600 registrations are FREE each month thanks to Jockey Being Family and Jockey International.
• Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter and be one of the first to receive our next free code!
• 30 days of extended access is included in your registration.
• Certificates of Attendance and Continuing Education Credits are available.

We are excited to launch LGBTQ2+ Families Then and Now! This new, FREE 6-week webinar series offers conversations with a diverse range of families who identify as LGBTQ2+ at different stages of family life, from those with young children to those whose children have “grown and flown.” The series aims to explore the changing landscape of LGBTQ2+ parenting during the last several decades. All are welcome to join these powerful conversations.

• The first 600 registrations are FREE each month thanks to Jockey Being Family and Jockey International.
• Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter and be one of the first to receive our next free code!
• 30 days of extended access is included in your registration.
• Certificates of Attendance and Continuing Education Credits are available.

Join more than 700 child welfare professionals at the only international conference on family focused treatment services. The primary objective of the Conference is to equip professionals with the skills and knowledge they need to deliver high quality family focused treatment services and interventions to children and families that are served both inside and outside of the formal child welfare system.

Save the Date for the 2022 Conference!

If you have been touched by adoption or foster care, this is the conference you will want to attend!

Mark your calendars: July 19-22, 2022, for the next, virtual North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) conference.

Join us 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.

Independent of whether you participated in The Kempe Center’s 2021 international virtual conference, A Call to Action to Change Child Welfare, we are inviting you to join us for any topics in this monthly series that pique your interest and curiosity. In this virtual space, we will continue to learn together and discuss ideas that can support the transformation of child welfare systems to a system that promotes child and family well-being rooted in community, economic and social justice.

“Bridging Theory to Practice: Learning & Unlearning to Drive Effective Advocacy”

The annual conference is an opportunity for us to bring together professionals from child welfare and other intersecting fields and further the goals in NACC’s strategic plan through the exchange of ideas, information, and collective efforts. Most conference attendees are attorneys (representing children, parents, and agencies) and judges who work in child welfare court systems.