Parenting Through Adoption 2013
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Keynote Presenters
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Keynote Presentation
Perspectives from the Adoption Triad
Patricia Dischler, Kevin D. Hofmann, Judith A. Stigger
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Patricia Dischler is a nationally recognized speaker and author of Because I Loved You. Her personal story of placing her son in a ground breaking open adoption in 1985 and the lessons learned, apply to all adoptions. Among the many hats she wears, she is currently President Elect for the National Association for Family Child Care.
For Patricia Dischler's full biography, click here.
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| Kevin Hofmann is an accomplished writer and public speaker and enjoys sharing his experiences as a biracial Transracial adoptee to help other adoptive families. Kevin's memoir, Growing Up Black In White is presently used as part of several college curricula in the schools of social work and multiculturalism.
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Judy Stigger, LCSW, counsels families and teens in the years after adoption, and adults touched by adoption. She presents at national seminars, has authored a book, Coping with Infertility, and serves on Board of Adoptive Families Magazine. She and her husband are the adoptive parents of two grown, special needs, and cross-racially placed children.
For Judy Stigger's full biography, click here.
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This conference is not a function of Wheaton College - all inquiries regarding this event should be directed to CAFFA only. Please contact Shila Khan at education@caffa.org with any questions. Thank you!
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