8:45 to 9:15
Check-in & Breakfast – Check-in for adults and children will begin at 8:45 am. Please allow approximately 10 minutes to complete the check-in process, or possibly a bit longer to check-in multiple children. We will provide a light breakfast for adults before the conference begins, including muffins, donuts, coffee, and juice. The Tapestry Conference Bookstore will be open during this time.
9:15 to 9:35
Welcome & Introduction
10 minute break
9:45 to 10:50
Breakout Session 1
- What Did You Expect?: Examining Your Expectations to Meet the Needs of Your Child (Jayne Schooler)
- Adoption Myths and Realities (Anthony & Kristin Violi)
- What’s Missing?: Helping Single Parents Provide Everything That’s Needed (Kathryn Veazey & Jill Silvey)
- Making Sense of It All: Helping Adopted Children Understand Who They Are (Amy Curtis)
- Fueled Up or Burned Out (Al Blankenship)
- Adoptee Track — Beyond Reality TV: The Truths Behind Search and Reunion (Melanie Chung-Sherman & Heather Ellis)
15 minute break
11:05 to 12:10
Breakout Session 2
- Practical Realities of Connecting While Correcting (Michael & Amy Monroe)
- Understanding the Connection Between Sensory Processing and Difficult Behaviors
- Learning to Parent Again (Paula St. John)
- Do As I Say, Not As I Did (Adoptive & Foster Parent Panel)
- Loving Well in the Face of Loss: Preparing Foster Families for When a Child Leaves (Travis Jones)
- Adoptee Track — Beyond Reality TV: The Truths Behind Search and Reunion (Melanie Chung-Sherman & Heather Ellis)
12:10 to 1:05
Lunch – Three optional sessions will be available during lunch. These sessions will have open seating and there is no need to pre-register. The lunch sessions will run from 12:15 to 1:00. The Tapestry Conference Bookstore will also be open during this time.
- Lunch Session: What’s Next Panel: Stories from Families Serving Orphans and At-Risk Children Other Than Through Adoption & Foster Care
- Lunch Session: Whatcha Reading? A Survey of Helpful Adoption and Foster Care Books for Adults and Children (Amy Monroe)
- Lunch Session: Making Sense of the Cost of Adoption (Michael Monroe)
10 minute break
1:15 to 2:20
Breakout Session 3
- Sooner Than You Think: Equipping Adoptive Parents with Simple Answers to Challenging Questions About Sex and Reproduction (Mary Flo Ridley)
- The Practical Gospel: Re-Discovering Our Call to the Adoption or Foster Care Journey (Greg & Tracey Fields)
- Opening Up About Open Adoption (Cathy Sones)
- From the Valley to the Mountain Top: Finding Hope and Help in Crisis (Alan & Debbie Jones)
- Moving from Checklists to Reality (Ira & Valerie Kirkley)
- Adoptee Track — Beyond Reality TV: The Truths Behind Search and Reunion (Melanie Chung-Sherman & Heather Ellis)
15 minute break
2:35 to 3:30
General Session – Keys to Success for Healthy Adoptive & Foster Families (Speaker: Jayne Schooler)
3:45
All children must be picked up from childcare. The Tapestry Conference Bookstore will also be open from the conclusion of the conference until 4:00 pm.
