BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Open Adoption Support | July 04\, 2008 - August 03\, 2008 PRODID:-//strange bird labs//Drupal iCal API//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080704T041028Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080706T090000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080709T170000Z UID:http://openadoptionsupport.com/node/323 URL;VALUE=URI:http://openadoptionsupport.com/node/323 SUMMARY:The Narrative Essence of Adoption & Complex Blended Families DESCRIPTION:

Center For Family Connections (CFFC) and
Adoption Resource Center (ARC)

Present\:

23rd Annual ARCheology Summer Intensives

The Narrative Essence of Adoption &\; Complex Blended Families

July 6-9\, 2008
Provincetown Theater
Provincetown\, Cape Cod\, MA

The Narrative Essence of Adoption\: Every myth\, bible story and fairy tale has a bit of an adoption theme\; many books and movies do as well! \; This year’s ARC Summer Intensives will look at the aspects of adoption that build a story and will use narrative therapy\, digital stories\, and movies to discuss the many emotional and psychological elements that can make adoption a challenge and a joy for all involved.

Contact Katherine Walker at katherinew@kinnect.org or 617-547-0909 with questions or to register!

Center For Family Connections ~ 350 Cambridge St. ~ Cambridge\, MA 02141
617-547-0909 ~ www.kinnect.org ~ cffc@kinnect.org

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Pact Camp is a wonderful community-building event for families with children of all ages. Parents will meet for support and sharing\, and kids will have a great time connecting and having fun. A great opportunity for families parenting children of color.
For more details and to register online\, contact\: www.pactadopt.org or call Susan Ito\, Camp Coordinator\, at 510-243-9460.

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Annual NACAC Conference

34th Annual Conference
Ottawa\, Ontario
July 31 – August 2\, 2008
Pre-Conference Sessions on July 30

“This was a fabulous opportunity and chance to grow in knowledge\, compassion\, and understanding.”

“positive\, empowering experience … thank you for putting this on!”

 \;“This conference was and is among the greatest experiences I've had attending conferences. I learned so much about so much.”

— Former NACAC Conference Attendees

From
July 30 to August 2\, 2008\, the North American Council on Adoptable
Children will hold its 33rd annual conference in Ottawa\, Ontario. The
conference is open to everyone interested in the welfare of children
and families\, including adoptive\, foster\, and birth parents\, kinship
care providers\, child welfare professionals\, and other child advocates.

Workshops and Institutes

Workshop tracks will include recruiting permanent families\, adoption
support and preservation\, permanency options\, international adoption\,
parenting children with challenges\, advocacy and public policy\, and
more. For a sampling of sessions\, view the list of workshops offered at the 2007 NACAC conference in Tampa\, Florida.

If you would like to receive occasional e-mail messages from NACAC about the conference\, click on http\://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/nacac-conference
to join the NACAC conference e-mail list. Our staff will post messages
to the list whenever we have announcements related to the conference.

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