1:30– 2:00: Adopting a Foster Child ~ Presented by Child Protective Services. Learn the benefits, rewards and process of adopting and fostering through the CPS system.

2:15 – 2:45: Surviving the Homestudy ~ Presented by Ava Fulmer, Child Placing Manager of Adoption Priorities, Inc.  What is a homestudy? What will the social worker be looking for? Are homestudies for domestic and international adoption the same? It’s not as scary as you think.

3:00– 3:30:  Adoptive Families Panel ~ Families touched by adoption and foster care share their experiences with the domestic, international and foster/adopt process.

3:45 - 4:15: Parenting the Adopted Child ~ Presented by Denise Best of Therapeutic Parenting and Consultation Services.  Introduction of specific parenting tools to promote attachment with adopted children.