Workshop Handouts
NYS Citizens' Coalition for Children, Inc.
18th Annual Statewide Adoption Training Conference
Adoption 2007: Making Dreams Come True
May 11-12, 2007 • Albany New York

• 1. Can We Fix This Child - Dee Paddock
• Can We Fix this Child (pdf)
  
  
• 6. Choosing A Good Therapist - Or Becoming One- Dee Paddock
  • Choosing A Good Therapist (pdf)
    
    
• 8. Empowered Transition: Moving Children into Successful Adoption - Jack Brennan, Joanne Ferrante
  • Confidence Building Process for the Child
  • Confidence Building Process for the Family
    
    
  11. Parenting Adopted Teens into Their Adult Years - Dee Paddock
  • Parenting Adopted Teens (pdf)
    
    
• 15. Truth is Better Than Fiction: Openness in Adoption - Sue Badeau
  • Workshop Overview (pdf)
  • A Personal Decision
    
    
• 17. Foster Parent Rights - Margaret Burt
  • Foster Parent Rights in NY State
  • Basic Information on FP Rights for Attorneys
  • Effective Foster Parent Advocacy in Family Court
    
    
• 18. Finding a Fit that Will Last a Lifetime - Sarah Gerstenzang
  • Finding a Fit That Will Last a Lifetime: A Guide to Connecting Families with Waiting Children (pdf)
    
    
  21. Living with an Angry Child - Holly van Gulden
  • Family Systems Adaptation to a New Family Member (pdf)
    
    
  22. Children's Presence in Family Court - Margaret Burt
  • Interpretation of Federal Statute from the HHS Child Welfare Policy Manual
    
    
• 26. Keeping Health Siblings Happy - Holly van Gulden
  • Healthy Family Functioning (pdf)
    
    
• 27. Negotiating Conditional Surrenders - Margaret Burt
  
  • Current Law on Conditional Surrender
  • Expedited or Accelerated Adoption
  • What Should Foster Parents Do When Birth Parents Say They are Willing to Consider a Conditional Surrender
  • Conditional Surrenders Power Point Presentation
    
    
• 28. Youth in Progress: Getting Solid! - Joanne Trinkle
• Youth in Progress Website
  
  

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