New Jersey Adoption Resource Clearing House

Internationally recognized, the Crimes Against Children Conference is the premier conference of its kind, providing practical and interactive instruction to those fighting crimes against children and helping children heal. There were more than 6,900 professionals from around the world in attendance in 2020!

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.

The Transition Into The Adult System: A Step By Step Process for Children Aging Out of the Children System of Care

This webinar meets 3 times.

Tues, Oct 5, 2021 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT

Tues, Oct 12, 2021 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT

Tues, Oct 19, 2021 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT

$36 per person non-member. Special price Pact members receive 25% discount.

Considering transracial adoption begins with asking oneself the question: What is your motivation. Is it focused on what your child would need or your own desire or need to become a parent? Transracially adopting parents (parents adopting across racial lines) are better prepared to be successful if they are educated in advance about race, racism and how these issues will play out in the context of a family in which children and parents do not share the same racial identity. Even when they know race matters, many families, especially white adults, have questions about whether or not to be colorblind in a “postracial” context in order to avoid the pain and possible damage of racism. Preparing others for a racialized life begins with honesty about your own navigation of your personal racial landscape.

PST Time, CA

Start: Oct 20, 2021 11:00 AM
End: Oct 20, 2021 12:30 PM

Free!

Healing takes place with the people you spend the most time with. Clinical intervention and guidance is greatly beneficial when people suffer from ongoing trauma-related challenges. However, depending on the clinical community alone to provide the space and resources necessary for healing is unrealistic. Multiple doses of positive interactions across many different relationships is the best way to support and sustain healing after trauma.

Certificates will only be generated in the names of registered individuals attending the live webinar event.

This 2-day conference features noted national and Michigan experts who will address a range of topics in the field of child abuse prevention, assessment, and treatment. In addition to the keynote presentations and plenary session, attendees will have a choice of over 30 workshops focusing on recent advances and best practices in the areas of prevention, medical issues, child advocacy, and law enforcement.

The Families Learning Conference is for passionate people looking for innovative family learning strategies and practices to build stronger communities. Attending will provide exposure to a network of peers and funders, industry knowledge, and new teaching methods to take a more holistic approach to family engagement. Attendees are educators spanning preschool to adult learning, staff of community-based organizations and coalitions, librarians, parent leaders, funders, and researchers.

Join Wide Horizons For Children Staff to learn more about adopting a child with a special need. Will discuss a range of topics including the types of needs most commonly seen in children adopted internationally. You might be surprised to learn what may be called “special needs” by other countries. This is a unique a opportunity to explore if adopting a child with special needs is right for you.

Birthday parties, vacations, family get-togethers…these events sound like lots of fun, but for families parenting foster and adopted kids, they can be a nightmare. In this hour we will explore why good times can be so difficult for kids with trauma and attachment challenges and some tips for avoiding what can sometimes feel like sabotage.

Price: 15.00 USD

This programming is for adults only. At-Door registration will increase to $150 per day.

Each day will feature a keynote speaker followed by 2 afternoon sessions of 6 workshops per session, for a total of 12 workshops per day. Participants will choose 2 workshops per day.

Oakland, CA

Start: Nov 5, 2021 8:30 AM
End: Nov 6, 2021 5:00 PM

Attachment is the heart of healthy child development, building resiliency and creating strong relationships in families and communities. In this introduction to the Circle of Security approach to parenting, we will focus on better understanding our children, tuning in to their needs and building and strengthening attachments.

Price: 15.00 USD

Certificates will only be generated in the names of registered individuals attending the live webinar event.

This unforgettable and inspiring conference features today’s most pressing issues in the anti-trafficking field. Presentations and workshops focus on skill-building, survivor experiences, cross-discipline collaboration, task force development, case studies and lessons learned. The JuST Conference continues to stand by the motto that each person has a role to play in preventing and ending commercial sexual exploitation, and that a collaborative community response is critical.

$36 per person non-member. Special price Pact members receive 25% discount.

Whether a child joins a family through domestic infant adoption, the child welfare system or international adoption, that event happens within the context of a larger system. Given that adoptive families are formed when children are separated or removed from their first/birth families, all who are touched by adoption must reflect on the ethical dilemmas inherent in it in order to help youth process their experience.

PST Time, CA

Start: Nov 17, 2021 11:00 AM
End: Nov 17, 2021 12:30 PM

Conference participants have the opportunity to attend numerous workshops, seminars, and panel discussions. Led by professionals and experts in the adoption field – including attorneys, social workers, physicians, adoptive parents, agency representatives, adoptees and educators – the workshops provide up-to-date information as well as a forum for discussions.

Our conference is for those who are considering adoption as a way to build their family, for those who have already adopted, and for those professionals and advocates who are involved in the adoption and foster care fields.

**This event is open to anyone and registration includes RECORDINGS OF ALL THE WORKSHOPS.

Schedule

Friday 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Saturday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Sunday 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Join Wide Horizons For Children staff to learn more about adopting a older child. Children over the age of 5 in our international programs are in the greatest need for families. We’ll discuss a range of topics from who are the kids to program options to finances. This is a unique opportunity to explore if adopting an older child is right for you!

$36 per person non-member. Special pricing Pact member receive 25% discount.

Are you planning a transracial adoption (either domestic or international), or are you already parenting across racial lines? In order to successfully meet your child’s needs, you must be prepared to think about and learn about race, white privilege, white fragility, racism and how to honestly interrogate your own whiteness. Hear directly from transracial adoptees and a transracial adoptive parent about the challenges and experience of transracial adoption. This webinar will not support a “color-blind” but rather a “color-affirming” approach. This webinar is designed for white transracial adoptive parents as well as professionals working with these families.

PST Time, CA

Start: Dec 1, 2021 11:00 AM
End: Dec 1, 2021 12:30 PM

Do you have questions about whether you will qualify to adopt a child? It’s great to know that for the vast majority of families there are options! Join us to learn about the variety of factors that different countries consider. We will discuss topics such as marital status, age, mental health and more!

The holidays may be the most wonderful time of the year for some, but for traumatized kids and their families, the holidays can be incredibly challenging. Join Harmony Family Center for this info packed webinar focusing on why the holiday season may be so difficult and leaving caregivers with a new understanding of problem behaviors and solid strategies for a more peaceful holiday season.

Price: 15.00 USD

Certificates will only be generated in the names of registered individuals attending the live webinar event.

Talking about suicide is hard, and it’s even harder to think about having to do this with your own child. Research and practice show that opening up lines of communication between parents and children can help reduce the likelihood that a child will attempt suicide. Offering concrete, real life supports – especially nurturing relationships – reduce that likelihood even more.

Sadly, suicide is on the rise across all age groups and races in our country. A therapist and mother will discuss why some children may be more at risk to attempt suicide than others and the signs to look for. Then, they will give some practical tips for how to plan for the conversation, what to say and not to say, and how to build in supports for your child. They will also talk about what to do in a crisis situation and what to expect when professionals are called upon for help.

$36 per person non-member. Special price Pact members receive 25% discount.

Open adoption was created as an alternative to the challenges of closed adoption. Advocates of open adoption often talk about a relationship between birth and adoptive families as a choice to be made for the sake of the adopted child. But not discussed is how to navigate relationships that are often not yet established and yet involve emotional power dynamics. Like arranged marriages, open adoption sets up relationships where the adults don’t really know one another; families have the love of their child as motivation, but need tools to make it work.

PST Time, CA

Start: Dec 15, 2021 11:00 AM
End: Dec 15, 2021 12:30 PM