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“Investing in Your Family”
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We want you to be as prepared as possible for the issues with which your child or children may present you. It is very hard for us in our comfortable American lives to remotely imagine what these children have gone through. They have lost at least one parent, often they have lost siblings, many have lived on just one meal a day, some have had little opportunity to attend school.
In order to make these placements successful we are requiring that families attend a two-day training workshop in Details: I. Training is held in II. Trainings are Friday-Saturday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. III. The fee for the training weekend is $250. Families will also be responsible for their travel expenses. IV. Schedule for training: Day One 8:30 – 9:00 Introduce families 9:00 – 10:00 Description of Ethiopian orphanages, children, and details of situation there. Explain why parents place children for adoption. 10:00 – 12:00 Attachment and bonding issues 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (provided) 1:00 – 3:00 Grief and loss issues Family dynamics issues Healthy parenting 3:00 – 3:30 Break (look at resources, etc.) 3:30 – 5:00 Becoming a conspicuous family Multi-racial family issues Dealing with Child Protective Services 4:00 Panel of older adopted children Day Two 8:30 – 9:00 Medical issues 9:00 – 9:30 Educational issues -types of schooling -grade placement -English language learning issues 9:30 – 10:00 Blending bio and adopted kids Panel of siblings of adopted children 10:00 – 11:00 Travel issues 11:00 – 12:00 First days home 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (provided) 1:00 – 2:00 Sexual abuse issues 2:00 – 2:30 Ethiopian cultural awareness Ethiopian women explaining cultural differences 2:30 – 3:00 Break (look at resources, etc.) 3:00 – 4:00 Panel of families who have already adopted older kids 4:00 – 4:30 Disruption issues 4:30 – 5:00 Wrap up V. Transportation and lodging A. Families are to make their own travel arrangements and notify Kingdom Kids staff of arrival times. Families are expected to arrive the evening before the event in order to participate in the entire training session. B. Kingdom Kids staff will meet families at the airport and transport them to their hotel. Kingdom Kids staff will also transport families from their hotel to the training location. C. The training sessions are held at the Oxford Suites in downtown
VII. Family Members A. Teenagers may attend at no additional charge. However, we need to know how many will attend in advance. The training would be very valuable for teenagers who will have Ethiopian siblings. B. If a family has no other option for younger children they may bring them. Younger children will be cared for away from the training site. There will be an additional cost of $50 per child for the weekend. VII. Expenses A. Families are responsible for their own airfare or driving expenses and their lodging expenses. B. Families are responsible for meals not provided by Kingdom Kids. VIII. Fee A. The cost of the training is $250, payable prior to the training weekend. Payment is to be made to Kingdom Kids Adoption Ministries and may be by check or Visa or MasterCard. Families may register by phone, 509-465-3520 or by mail (1417 N. Lincoln, B. Fee includes training by licensed, experienced attachment therapists, other specialists, and experienced IX. Training Dates Scheduled training dates for 2008 are: • January 11-12, 2008 • March 7-8, 2008 • May 9-10, 2008 • July 11-12, 2008 • September 12-13, 2008 • November 7-8, 2008 Please contact Michelle Gardner with any questions about the training sessions. She can be reached at 509-465-3520 or by email at Ministry@KingdomKidsAdoption.org . (Training dates and schedule subject to change) |
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