Alabama Foster & Adoptive Parent Association

Alabama Foster & Adoptive Parent Association

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Alabama Foster & Adoptive Parent Association
Annual Conference
Shocco Springs Conference Center Call 1-800-280-1105 to Register
Registration is $35 for foster parents, adoptive parents and DHR county staff and includes 2 nights stay and meals. All others call for cost of rooms and meals.
May 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 2013
Conference opens 8:00am Thursday May 9th
Workshops on Thursday May 9^th at 8:45am to 4:30pm
Foster Parent Trivia and other entertainment beginning Thursday night 6:15 PM
AFAPA Business meeting Friday May 10^th 8:45 am
Opening Ceremony Friday 9:15am with Guest Speakers Deputy Director Paul Butler and Commissioner Nancy Buckner
Workshops on Friday May 10^th 1:00PM to 4:30 PM
Scholarship Awards Program with Guest Speaker Alabama First Lady Diane Bentley beginning Friday at 6:30 PM
Closing Session Saturday May 11^th 8:00AM to 10:00AM
List of Workshops
Help for the Helpers
New Trends in Drug Use
Stress Management
Siblings in Adoption
Child Development and effects of Maltreatment
Working with and valuing biological parents
Foster Parents and the Court System
Grief and Loss in Foster and Adoptive Parents
Effects of Transitions and Trauma on Child Development
Parent Survival Skills
Bullying
Parent Project
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder
Permanency for Older Youth
Help with Special Education
It’s All About Me
Transracial Placements
The Importance of Healthy Attachment
Permanency Roundtables in Alabama: Successes and Challenges

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AFAPA's Goals are:

Advocate on behalf of foster and adoptive parents.
Provide and promote quality training and education.
Promote the development of local foster and / or adoptive parent associations throughout the state.
Develop partnerships with other child advocacy agencies and organizations.
Actively participate in the recruitment and retention of foster and adoptive parents.
Inform foster and adoptive parents and others of the general public of current information pertaining to the well-being of children in care and their families
Develop ways to track and increase the number of foster family and adoptive homes.
Maintain a secure financial base to support association goals.
Develop a resource network for foster and adoptive parents.

Some of the Alabama Foster and Adoptive Parent Association values and beliefs are:

Treating children and families with dignity and respect.
Providing safe living environments for Alabama's children.
Promoting respectful partnerships between foster and adoptive families and local and state agencies.
Encouraging child-driven, goal oriented decision making.
Provide pertinent training and education.
Promoting a fair and equitable system of financial support for Alabama's children.
Having a financially visible and accountable organization.
Appreciating the unique cultural and ethnic difference of the families we serve.

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