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Adoption and the Family Conference - April 10, 2011 - NYC
The Conference Center
130 East 59th Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues) in New York City
Sunday, April 10, 2011 from 8:45 am – 5 pm
Ametz Adoption Program of JCCA is a licensed agency in New York and New Jersey. For over 27 years, Ametz has been helping singles and couples pursue domestic and international, step and second parent adoptions. Ametz's services include adoption homestudies, educational workshops and counseling. Ametz works with singles and couples of all religious and cultural backgrounds, in every stage of domestic, international, step and second parent adoptions. Ametz also offers professional training regarding adoption. The annual conference is the highlight of the year, when Ametz showcases its programs, collaborations, and resources throughout the adoption community.
This year's conference begins with the KEYNOTE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BUILDING YOUR FAMILY THROUGH ADOPTION, with Dina Rosenfeld, DSW, Director of the Undergraduate Social Work Program and Assistant Dean, NYU School of Social Work. Looking back on 30 years of work with more than 10,000 adoptive families, hear what a professional in the field has learned from those adopting and those living as adoptive families. Explore how past experiences influence your adoption and parenting journey as well as how to anticipate adoption lifecycle events, and strategies to enhance family relationships.
Thirty (30) additional workshops cover everything you could want or need to know about adopting domestically or internationally, or living as an adoptive family. Speakers include Dr. Jane Aronson ("pediatrician to the stars"), Dr. Boris Gindis (expert in Russian and Chinese adoptions), Rebecca Harris (Joint Council on International Children's Services), Terry Boggis (Center Kids), Sam Pitkowsky (President, Adoptive Parents Committee -NYC), Ametz staff members, members of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and representatives from adoption agencies, adult adoptees, birth parents and adoptive parents. Hear which international adoption programs are open, the best way to develop relationships with birth parents, how to talk to your child and others about adoption, and more.
For additional information, to view the full schedule, to see presenter bios or to register, go to www.jccany.org/ametzconference.
Kathy Brodsky, LCSW
Director, Ametz Adoption Program/JCCA
120 Wall Street - NYC - NY - 10005
212-558-9949
www.jccany.org
NY and NJ licensed agency
Full Hague Accreditation through 2013
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