New Jersey Adoption Resource Clearing House

The composition of the self is multifaceted and holistic. We all have pieces and aspects of self that we nurture, celebrate, and shine out into the world. And equally, we have pieces and aspects of self that we suppress, hide, and relegate to our innermost corners. In the tradition of Jungian psychology, or depth psychology, we recognize this as the manifestation of our inner shadow. For the adult adoptee, shadow pieces are seeded and cultivated over many years via the messages of familial and relational patterns, the introjection of cultural messages, and a felt sense of being different, or other than. Using a depth psychological approach to working with the inner shadow, the adult adoptee can learn to integrate and reclaim those pieces of self which have been carefully hidden away. Through shared material and collective dialog, we will discuss common shadow aspects for the adult adoptee, contemplate the need for a keenly developed inner shadow witness, and explore ways of integrating shadow through awareness of personal narratives, patterns, and relational habits. This webinar is appropriate forthe adult adoptee, for loved ones who wish to better understand their experiences, and for helping professionals who support adult adoptees.

$36 per person non-member

Special pricing Pact member receive 25% discount

We’re Going Virtual

In response to COVID-19, the Crimes Against Children team has made the decision to transform the previously scheduled in-person event to a virtual experience for 2020. Transitioning the Conference to a virtual setting was a complex decision. First and foremost, this was done with consideration for our attendees’ safety. Second, it was based on the understanding of the importance of our Conference and the critical training it provides to help fight crimes against children within your community. Registration will include access to 100 sessions and access to recordings until December 31, 2020. We appreciate your continued patience during this transition to a virtual conference.

The conference is presented annually by the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center. The conference is conducted to provide training to those employed by government or nonprofit agencies in the fields of law enforcement, child protective services, social work, children’s advocacy, therapy, and medicine who work directly with child victims of crime.

Save the Date!

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

Join us virtually August 26–29, 2020 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.

The conference will have one session offered at a time. The first day will be aimed towards professionals, the last day towards parents, and days 2 and 3 for both parents and professionals.

Attendees can participate live, listen to a recorded version through September 30, or do a mixture of both.

Although people of color have a long history of informal care of communitythe national discussion of adoption often leaves out conversations about the experiences of adoptive families headed by people of color. Too often child welfare professionals have approached families of color from a place of judgement and power, apparently unable to see some the strengths and values embodied in communities that are often also facing racial, financial and social oppressions. This webinar will be an honest conversation about the strengths and challenges of talking about adoption and foster care in communities of color. From recruitment of families to ongoing support for parents, we will explore some of the pieces that child welfare professionals too often overlook which in turn results in undermining the effective support and engagement of people of color they are trying to accomplish. Participants will learn strategies for supporting adoptive parents of color throughout the adoption journey. This webinar is appropriate for professionals working with communities of color.

$45 per person non-member

Special pricing Pact member receive 15% discount.

SAVE THE DATE

Bring the Conference Home

FFTA 34^th Annual Conference on Treatment Family Care

Virtual Conference  September 23-24, 2020

We can’t meet in person this summer, but that won’t stop FFTA’s team of leaders, presenters, exhibitors and sponsors from delivering the only international conference on treatment family care.

The biennial Together for Families Conference is a unique event that connects various stakeholders from across the U.S. and Canada in the Family Support and Strengthening Field to focus on quality practice. This conference, co-hosted by key national organizations in the field, weaves together content related to the field of Family Support, the Strengthening Families Approach, Advancing Equity, and the Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support.