Fall Virtual Conference – A One Day Online Training Event for Adoption Professionals
October 30, 2024 | 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM ET
Sessions and Speakers
The Healing Power of the Moment: The Essential Role of Relational Interactions in Healing Following Developmental Adversity
Exclusive for live attendees
Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD
11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
Parenting in the Trauma Trenches: Tools to Promote Healing and Strengthen Families
Allison Davis Maxon, LMFT
12:30 – 2:00 pm ET
Lunch Break - Under-Cooked: No One is Fully Prepared
Chef Kibby
2:15 - 2:45 pm ET
Childhood Development through the Lens of Adoption
Elaine Schulte, MD, MPH, PCC, BCC
3:00 – 4:00 pm ET
Connecting Neural Pathways for Healing: Strategies for Enhancing Placement Stability and Emotional Regulation in Children
Lori Ross
4:30 – 5:30 pm ET
For more information about the sessions, speakers, social work CEs and registration rates, please visit the main conference website or click learn more below!
Featured Speaker
Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD
Dr. Perry is the Principal of the Neurosequential Network and a Professor (Adjunct) at the School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria Australia.
Over the last thirty years, Dr. Perry has been an active teacher, clinician and researcher in children’s mental health and the neurosciences holding a variety of academic positions. His work on the impact of abuse, neglect and trauma on the developing brain has impacted clinical practice, programs and policy across the world. Dr. Perry is the author, with Maia Szalavitz, of The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog, a bestselling book based on his work with maltreated children and Born For Love: Why Empathy is Essential and Endangered.
Dr. Perry's most recent book, What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing (2021), coauthored with Oprah Winfrey, has been translated into 26 languages and has been on the New York Times Bestseller list for over 100 weeks after becoming #1 on the list in April of 2021.
SOCIAL WORK CE / NY CONTACT HOURS INFORMATION
Please Note: To participate in these live interactive webinar sessions, attendees must access the Attendee Hub. Attendee Hub system requirements are as follows:
• Internet Browser: Latest versions of Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge
• Internet Connection: Wired or wireless broadband (3G or 4G / LTE). Internet speed should be at least 10 Mbps.