St. John's Unversity will be hosting their annual adoption
conference. The 2-day conference will take place Friday
October 13, 2006 and Saturday October 14, 2006 at the Manhattan
Campus.
Conference Description
In 2000, our first conference entitled, “The Adoption Journey:
Psychological, Socio-Political, and Legal Challenges,” addressed
the psychological, sociological, socioeconomic, sociopolitical, and
legal implications of adoption for the adoption triad (i.e. adopted
persons, birth families, and adoptive families). Through that
conference, mental health and human service providers began to
dialogue about the specific needs of adoption triad members and the
implications of those needs for these providers. We continued the
dialogue four years ago in 2002 with our second conference
entitled, “The Lifelong Adoption Journey: Through the Eyes of the
Adopted,” where the lifespan adoption issues and concerns of
adopted persons were examined based on the experiences of four
panels of adopted persons who were also psychologists, social
workers, business people, adoption advocates, journalists, and
filmmakers. Our third conference in 2004 entitled, "The Dynamics of
Adoption: A Three-Way Mirror," facilitated a dialogue that allowed
conference attendees to hear directly from adoptive parents,
birthparents, and adoptees as well as from therapists with
expertise in adoption who will assist in better understanding the
dynamics that occur within adoption triads.
As with our three previous conferences, we seek to create
educational and experiential opportunities for professionals,
scholars, students, and those touched by adoption to learn more
about yet another aspect of the adoption experience both domestic
and international. Presentations will compare and contrast the
complexity of adoption through real and authentic examinations of
similarities and differences among same race adoptions, transracial
adoption, and transcultural adoption.
CE Credit
This program is sponsored by the St. John's University Post
Graduate Professional Development Programs. St. John's University
is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer
continuing education for psychologists and maintains responsibility
for the program. We are offering a total of 15.25 continuing
education credits, if one attends the entire conference. The
breakdown of credits offered is as follows:
- Friday 9:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. is 2.75 credits
- Friday 12:45- 5 p.m. is 4.25 credits
- Friday 7- 8:30 p.m., is 1.5 credits
- Saturday 9:30 a.m.- 12:15 p.m. is 2.75 credits
- Saturday 12:45- 4:45 p.m. is 4 credits
One may select times to attend, or attend the entire conference.
Continuing education credits will only be given for those workshops
attended. A separate check payable of $20 to St. John’s University
is required. We hope to offer a similar number of continuing
education credits for physicians via St. Vincent's Medical Centers
(Brooklyn and Queens Region). Continuing education credits
for social workers are still pending.
Platinum Sponsors
- Families with Children from China Greater New York
Gold Sponsors
- Montclair State University (College of Education and Human
Services)
- Ametz Adoption Program of the Jewish Child Care
Association Wide Horizons for Children, Inc.
- Silver Sponsors
- Spence-Chapin Adoption Service
- Committee for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at St.
John's University
Other Sponsors - Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
- American Adoption Congress
- New Jersey Adoption Resource Clearing House, a program of
Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc.
- Center for Psychological Services at St. John's University
- St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers (Brooklyn & Queens
Region)
- St. John's University Alumni Association
More Information
Office of Postgraduate Professional
Development Programs
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
Phone: (718) 990-5460
Fax: (718) 990-5485