Midwest Foster Care & Adoption Association’s Annual Conference
Integrate! Innovate! Collaborate!
Services for Children and their Many Families
October 21 & 22, 2009
Sponsored by the UMKC College of Arts & Sciences and School of Social Work
in partnership with the Jackson County Children’s Division and Cornerstones of Care
Children placed in foster care or for adoption have many families. They and their families must negotiate a complex web of personal relationships as well as relationships with legal representatives, educators and service providers.
This annual two-day regional conference brings together parents and those working with them to learn from each other, to enhance their collaboration, and to identify means to better integrate their efforts.
CONFERENCE GOALS:
- Clarify roles and enhance service integration
- Identify and share innovative, collaborative approaches
- Discuss when and how to preserve family relationships
WHO SHOULD PRESENT & PARTICIPATE:
- Parents of all sorts (biological, foster, adoptive & kinship parents)
- Children’s Division staff & supervisors
- Child & family advocates
- Lawyers, judges & juvenile officers
- Counselors, therapists & their supervisors
- School administrators, teachers & support staff
- Students in social work & related studies
Major Donors
