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ADOPTIVE PARENTS COMMITTEE – LONG ISLAND CHAPTER ADOPTIVE PARENTS
COMMITTEE CHAPTER GENERAL MEETING AGENDA –
March 20, 2010
MEETING TIMES:
6:30 PM – New Member Orientation, Pre and Post
Support Groups
7:30 PM – General Meeting, General Chapter
Business, Welcome New Children
8:00 PM – Workshops (Details Below)
MAIN TOPICS:
SINGLE PARENT ADJUSTMENTS
Speaker: Karen Moline,
adoptive parent, author/ghost writer of over 20 books, including Nanny 911,
the tie-in to the hit show on Fox, and Good Enough Mother, with former CBS
Early Show anchor Rene Syler. She is also a board member of PEAR, Parents
for Ethical Adoption Reform
This workshop will cover the unforeseen adjustments all single
parents need to be prepared for (sleep, finances, attachment issues, support
network, travel).
THE GIFTS AND CHALLENGES OF ADOPTION FOR THE GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND
TRANSGENDER FAMILY
Speaker: Ken Page
LCSW,
psychotherapist specializing in the human intimacy journey. He has led
hundreds of workshops on spirituality, parenting, and personal growth, for
the LGBT and larger communities.
This workshop will cover, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Adoptive
Families and Loved Ones as they explore and celebrate the gifts and
challenges faced in often under-supported families.
ADOPTION SUCCESS STORIES
Moderated by Leslie Zindulka, LCSW-R
Learn from a panel of APC
families who recently adopted their journey of independent, agency and
international adoption.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS -- GENERAL MEETING DATES:
April 17, 2010 May 15, 2010 June 19, 2010 --
Candlelighting
VISIT
www.adoptiveparents.org FOR MORE INFORMATION AND DIRECTIONS
Visit us at:
www.adoptiveparents.org Help, support, and making new friends, that is what
APC is all about!
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Chapter 516.223.9584
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