Friday November 3rd 2017 – 8:00am to 5:00pm
DoubleTree Hotel, 1117 Williston Road, Burlington
Vermont Adoption Consortium Conferences provide time to join together as a community, build our adoption/guardianship knowledge and skills, to reenergize ourselves, and strengthen our commitment to these amazing children!
CONFERENCE AGENDA
8:00-9:00– Registration, enjoy light refreshments, and browse the Resource Fair that will be available throughout the day
9:00-9:30 – Welcome and Reading of the Adoption Month Proclamation
9:30-12:00 – Keynote: Deborah Gray: Having Fun Again: Thriving Families
12:00-1:15– Lunch (Provided) during lunch please join us for “Things I Wish My Parents Had Known” a panel of people who have joined their families through adoption or guardianship
1:30-2:45—Session I Workshops: Be Playful! Toddlers through Elementary School Talking with Your Child about Adoption—Getting Comfortable Transracial/Transcultural Adoption
3:00-4:15—Session II Workshops: Be Playful! Middle School through Teens Considerations When Thinking about Adopting Learnings from the Vermont Permanency Survey
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/having-funagain-thriving-families-conference-tickets37701816147
Cost: $50. Scholarships available for families who had adopted or are guardians. Please call 802-241-0901 or email vtadoption@vermont.gov
