Alabama Foster & Adoptive Parent Association

Alabama Foster & Adoptive Parent Association Annual Conference
May 10^th – 12^th, 2012
Shocco Springs Baptist Conference Center
1-800-280-1105
Together We Can Make A Difference
Workshop Schedule
Thursday, May 10, 2012
8:45 to 11:45
Chapel             Foster Family Story, SDHR Commissioner Nancy Buckner, Martha Hooper AFAPA Board member presents workshop on ISP’s and Foster Parent Bill of Rights.
1:15 to 2:45
Chapel             Independent Living Program and Permanency Planning for Older Youth
                        (Tracie Fasion SDHR)
BC 106             Caring for the Caregiver
(Barbara Ford President Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine)
BC 206             Practical Play Techniques for Oppositional Children (Jill Sexton APAC)
BC 300             Federal Adoption Tax Credit Information (Josh Kroll NACAC)
BC 323             Revisiting Minimum Standards (Mollie Rowe DHR)
Thursday, May 10, 2012
3:00 to 4:30
Chapel             You and the Court System (Judge Paul Sherling)
BC106              Navigating Special Needs Education
                        (Barbara Lawrence ADAP)
BC206              Transitions: Understanding The Impact on Adopted and Foster Children
                        (Kai Mumpfield APAC)
BC223              It’s All About Me (must be signed up for this class) (Cheryl Anthony AFAPA)
BC323              Group Preparation and Selection (GPS) Revisited (Paula Freeman SDHR)
Thursday May 10, 2012
Chapel             Foster Parent Trivia and Oldie Wed Game
Friday May 11, 2012
8:15 to 9:45
Chapel             ISPs and Foster Parent Bill of Rights (Martha Hooper AFAPA)
BC206              You and Court System (Judge Paul Sherling)
BC300              Adoption Assistance (Subsidy) (Josh Kroll NACAC)
BC306              Revisiting Minimum Standards (Mollie Rowe DHR)
BC323              Bullying (Corporal Pamela Revels Lee County Sheriff Office)
10:00 to 11:30
Chapel             Working with and Valuing Biological Family Connections
                        (Barbara Ford President Maine Foster Parent Association)
BC106              Stress management (Debra Fredenburg APAC)
BC206              Working with Adolescents (Kathy Hummel APAC)
BC223              It’s All About Me (must be signed up for this class)(Cheryl Anthony AFAPA)
BC300              Parent Project (Telley Lanier, Mental Health Madison County)
BC306              Group Preparation and Selection (GPS) Revisited
BC323              Bullying (Corporal Pamela Revels Lee County Sheriff Office)
1:00 to 2:30
Chapel             Understanding Stress and Techniques to Help Relieve Stress
                        (Maury West Alabama Department of Public Health)
BC106              Transition to Permanency
BC206              You and The Court System (Judge Paul Sherling)
BC300              Parent Project (Telley Lanier, Mental Health Madison County)
3:00 to 4:30
Chapel             Understanding Stress and Techniques to Help Relieve Stress
                        (Maury West Alabama Department of Public Health)
BC106              Caring for the Caregiver (Barbara Ford President Maine Foster Parent Assn)
BC206              Parenting the “Net” Generation (Jamie Golden APAC)
BC223              It’s All About Me (Cheryl Anthony AFAPA)
BC300              Grief and Loss in Foster & Adoptive Parents (Carla Wilson APAC)
Saturday May 12, 2012
8:15 to 9:45
Chapel             Closing Session What Have We Learned from past 2 days and follow up Questions.