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This conference is for all of us that are touched by adoption. Although it is sponsored by FRUA, INC, the issues addressed are just as appropriate for families with children adopted from backgrounds of alcohol or drug exposure, neglect or abuse as they are for children adopted from institutional settings. This conference was designed by adoptive families. Our goal was to try and pull together much of the confusing information into one setting where we could hopefully make sense out of it all, to address as many of the treatments and factors contributing to the education of our kids as we could.
Children who spent the first years of their lives in orphanages and other institutions, or suffered neglect and abuse, face real educational challenges that last well into adulthood. It is important for parents and adoption professionals that deal with our children to have a true understanding of the reasons behind the behaviors and disabilities, and some practical approaches to dealing with them.
Attached is a registration form and agenda for the comprehensive FRUA, INC conference on future of education and development for international adoptees in Redmond, Washington state, in April. Please pass on the registration information attached to EVERYONE. Registration is by mail or through Pay Pal online at http://frua.org/conference/2007/onlineReg.html
Please tell everyone you know to attend this conference if they can! It promises to be one-of-a-kind… with some real, practical, hands-on information! Forward this note to educators and teachers, adoptive families, medical professionals, adoption agencies, social workers, counselors and therapists.
An opportunity for educators, parents, adoption professionals, medical practitioners, and therapists to interact and examine indepth the educational and developmental issues facing adoptees.
April 27-28, 2007
Marriott Redmond Town Center
Redmond, WA (a suburb of Seattle)
Sponsored by Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption, Including Neighboring Countries
“Improving the Lives of Children”
In cooperation with the FRUA, INC Washington State Chapter
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear nationally known attachment expert Deborah Gray; Dave Ziegler, a pioneer in treating children affected by severe trauma; adoption medicine and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome experts Julia Bledsoe and Julian Davies and other prominent professionals specializing in sensory integration, second-language acquisition, educational testing, dealing with the schools, and more!
OBJECTIVES: Since 1990, growing numbers of parents have turned to international adoption to create families. The experiences of these children and their families have yielded an expanding body of research and new insights into the challenges they face, as well as innovative treatment approaches. FRUA, INC regularly brings together parents, researchers, educators, and other professionals at conferences to focus on the developmental, educational, social, physical, and other challenges and treatment
options. This year’s Conference will offer information on new research into attachment, FAS, language acquisition, and other challenges common to adoptees and foster children, and zero in on practical strategies parents and professionals can use to equip struggling children to succeed.
* General sessions will address key topic areas, while smaller workshops will allow for in-depth discussion. Each session will provide ample opportunity for questions from the audience.
* Daily lunches and evening receptions will offer opportunities for attendees and speakers to network. An exhibitor area will provide books and other products and services to supplement the conference content and enhance families’ understanding of the culture of their children’s birth countries. Attendees will meet prominent authors at book signings and take home a Conference binder with copies of presenter slides, recommended reading and Website lists, and other resource information.
* New this year – a clearly designated track for professionals, with presentations tailored to provide the specific information they need to know . Still other sessions will offer helpful advice for both parents and professionals.
* Also new this year – a focus on broader issues shared by many adoptive families, such as telling the adoption story.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
* Parents of international adoptees: Whether you’ve already brought home your child, are waiting, or just beginning to consider adoption, you will leave the Conference feeling better equipped to deal with any challenges that ensue.
* Parents of children adopted domestically and foster parents: Research suggests that, from attachment to learning issues, the challenges facing international adoptees often are similar to those encountered by foster children and some domestic adoptees. You’ll glean valuable information from the Conference to help you help your children.
* Adoption caseworkers, social workers, therapists in many specialties, medical professionals: You’ll interact with colleagues and parents to learn about current concerns and solutions.
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