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Taproot issue 50 - December 2005

TAP CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 2005

“Nurturing The Whole Family“ was this year’s theme for our annual Adoption, Foster, and Kinship Family Conference.  

“ I recently attended your daylong conference in Phila on Nov 5. Let me just stop to say it was outstanding once again. This is an event I look forward to all year. It is just the right balance of socializing, networking, and instruction and it is so nice to have the kids nearby being so well taken care of… Thanks and keep up the good work. I certainly appreciate all your hard work” .  

Hello, Phyllis, I just have to thank you and your family IMMENSELY for all you do to bring such FANTASTIC resources to us in the conference. Jeff and I learned some creative parenting techniques, ways to build resiliency in our children, traded some stories and updates with other adoptive parents, got clothes for our family, and enjoyed the dancing. We all felt like we were 'wined and dined'!  

“ This was a very timely discussion, that was badly needed” (Allegations workshop)  

“ I will apply what I learned with my husband ( Vietnam Vet) and my foster son” (Foster Parent Burnout workshop)  

“ VERY GOOD!” (Kinship workshop)

“ Dr Glass made me feel comfortable, safe and secure. Excellent” (Building Resilience and Attachments)  

“ What a gift – Thanks to all the panel membesr to be willing to share their lives” (Adoptee Panel)  

“ Great! Interactive, funny, interesting invaluable” (Transracial Parenting)  

“ Excellent, Excellent,Excellent” (Parenting in the Trenches)  

“ Dr Thompson was wonderful” (Keynote speaker)

 These are only some of the many comments that we received from families that attended this year’s conference. The conference was held on November 5 th at Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Philadelphia. Even though there were many adoption related activities scheduled for the 5 th because of National Adoption Awareness month our attendance was up from last year.

Thanks to the Delaware Valley Adoption Council co-sponsoring the conference along with DHS we were able to give each child that attended a duffel bag and “carry all” bags to the adults.

TAP would also like to say thanks Foster, Adoption, Kinship Support (FAKS) for co-hosting the conference as well. We will do it all again next year!