Elevation: Voices in Adoption & Foster Care
AKA's 2021 Virtual Conference Schedule
*This content is subject to change
Friday November 5, 2021
*All times are listed in Central Time
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM - Welcome!
9:45 AM - Adoption Vanguard Award
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Keynote Presentation
Stephanie Drenka, Keynote Speaker
Origin Story: History and Healing in Adoption
CEUs: 1.5 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Lunch
Friday Afternoon Sessions 1.5 Hours
*Times are listed in Central time
Session 1 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
CEUs: 1.5 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
Keynote Presentation
Allison Davis Maxon, M.S., LMFT, Keynote Speaker
Seven Core Issues in Adoption & Permanency
Session 2 2:15 PM -3:45 PM
CEUs: 1.5 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
A. Managing the Stress of Adoption & Why it is Essential to Your Children,
Brooke Randolph, NCC, LMHC
B. Adoptee Stories For Life, Shannon Quist, author
Session 3 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
CEUs: 1.5 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
A. The Healing Power of Being on Your Own Side: Mindfulness, Self-Compassion and Parts Work, Lesli Johnson, LMFT
B. Search and Reunion: Preparing for and Considering Realities and Complexities, Patricia Martinez Dorner, MA, LPC (Ethics CEUs)
EVENING PROGRAMMING - 6:30 PM
"Betwixt & Between: Virtual Play Reading," Maggie Gallant & Co.
CEUs: 1.5 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
Saturday November 6, 2021
*please note: all times listed are in Central Time zone
8:45 AM - Welcome - Announcements
9:00 AM "Closure" Angela Tucker's Documentary Film (1 hour 16 mins)
CEUs: 1.25 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Keynote Presentation
Angela Tucker, Keynote Speaker
Joy Without a Mirror: Entering a Ghost Kingdom & Bridging The Gap
CEUs: 1.0 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
11:30 AM (Lunch Session)
A. #OwnVoices Workshop – finding our story and using our voice, Suzanne Gilbert
CEUs: 1.5 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
Saturday Afternoon Sessions 1.5 Hours
Session 1 1:00 PM -2:30 PM
CEUs: 1.5 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
A. This is Us Workshop, Barbara Robertson, LMSW & Krysia Orlowski
B. Suicidality and Adopted People, Katy Perkins, LCSW-S and JaeHee Chung-Sherman, LCSW-S (Ethics CEUs)
(Ethics CEUs)
Session 2 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM
CEUs: 1.5 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
A. Multi-Dimensional Birth/First Parent Experiences, Britney Grissom, Sheri Williams, Scott Chambers, with Patricia Martinez-Dorner, MA, LPC as Moderator
B. Out Of The Darkness, Rebecca Tillou
Session 3 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
CEUs: 1.5 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
A. Decoding Your DNA, Traci Onders & Amanda Reno
B. Language Matters: Transracial Adoption, Stephanie Drenka
Saturday Evening Session 6:30 PM
@ghostkingdom Q&A, writer, actor, and filmmaker, Brian Stanton
*All times are listed in Central Time
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM - Welcome!
9:45 AM - Adoption Vanguard Award
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Keynote Presentation
Stephanie Drenka, Keynote Speaker
Origin Story: History and Healing in Adoption
CEUs: 1.5 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Lunch
Friday Afternoon Sessions 1.5 Hours
*Times are listed in Central time
Session 1 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
CEUs: 1.5 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
Keynote Presentation
Allison Davis Maxon, M.S., LMFT, Keynote Speaker
Seven Core Issues in Adoption & Permanency
Session 2 2:15 PM -3:45 PM
CEUs: 1.5 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
A. Managing the Stress of Adoption & Why it is Essential to Your Children,
Brooke Randolph, NCC, LMHC
B. Adoptee Stories For Life, Shannon Quist, author
Session 3 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
CEUs: 1.5 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
A. The Healing Power of Being on Your Own Side: Mindfulness, Self-Compassion and Parts Work, Lesli Johnson, LMFT
B. Search and Reunion: Preparing for and Considering Realities and Complexities, Patricia Martinez Dorner, MA, LPC (Ethics CEUs)
EVENING PROGRAMMING - 6:30 PM
"Betwixt & Between: Virtual Play Reading," Maggie Gallant & Co.
CEUs: 1.5 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
Saturday November 6, 2021
*please note: all times listed are in Central Time zone
8:45 AM - Welcome - Announcements
9:00 AM "Closure" Angela Tucker's Documentary Film (1 hour 16 mins)
CEUs: 1.25 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Keynote Presentation
Angela Tucker, Keynote Speaker
Joy Without a Mirror: Entering a Ghost Kingdom & Bridging The Gap
CEUs: 1.0 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
11:30 AM (Lunch Session)
A. #OwnVoices Workshop – finding our story and using our voice, Suzanne Gilbert
CEUs: 1.5 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
Saturday Afternoon Sessions 1.5 Hours
Session 1 1:00 PM -2:30 PM
CEUs: 1.5 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
A. This is Us Workshop, Barbara Robertson, LMSW & Krysia Orlowski
B. Suicidality and Adopted People, Katy Perkins, LCSW-S and JaeHee Chung-Sherman, LCSW-S (Ethics CEUs)
(Ethics CEUs)
Session 2 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM
CEUs: 1.5 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
A. Multi-Dimensional Birth/First Parent Experiences, Britney Grissom, Sheri Williams, Scott Chambers, with Patricia Martinez-Dorner, MA, LPC as Moderator
B. Out Of The Darkness, Rebecca Tillou
Session 3 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
CEUs: 1.5 Total for LMSWs, LPCs, LMFTs
A. Decoding Your DNA, Traci Onders & Amanda Reno
B. Language Matters: Transracial Adoption, Stephanie Drenka
Saturday Evening Session 6:30 PM
@ghostkingdom Q&A, writer, actor, and filmmaker, Brian Stanton
