The Nebraska Foster & Adoptive Parent Association  had another GREAT turn-out at our One Day Conference.  This conference was held in Gretna on October 29, 2011.  Thank you to all of those foster/adoptive parents that gave up their "Football" Saturday to attend.  We had wonderful speakers!  Speakers for the Gretna Conference were Barb Nissen & Pam Allen-training on Advocating for Your Child in Juvenile Court; Tom Osterbuhr-Raising Independent Children; Panel of former wards-Discussed beyond foster care & Dr. John Raible (Consultant/Professor/Diversity Trainer at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln)-discussed Struggle for Identity:  Mastering Race + Adoption in Transracial Parenting.  

Tom Osterbuhr, Adoptive Parent discusses how to focus on the positives in our lives.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
We have more in-service trainings availble in 2012!  See under Education/Training for more information coming soon!  Our big speakers we are bringing in are Beth Thomas (Child of Rage-See You Tube for a preview) and Derek Clark (I will never give up-for parents and teens).  Contact the office for any questions.