MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

NFAPA has some wonderful workshops with excellent trainers coming up in the next few months.  Look under the Education/Training tab for workshops available in your area.

We are bringing in some national speakers for several of the workshops.   

Derek Clark's workshop is
April 14, 2012 in Grand Island. 

Derek Clark is an inspiring motivational speaker and the author of Never Limit Your Life and the critically acclaimedI Will Never Give Up book series. Derek Clark knows first-hand the power of attitude in coping with adversity and overcoming hardship. At five years of age, Derek’s mother and stepfather (his biological father was in prison) turned him over to the California foster care system, where he would spend the next thirteen years of his life, contending with rejection, humiliation, emotional distress and overwhelming anxiety. Yet through it all, Derek never gave up, and went from victim to victor by defying the artificial limitations imposed on him. He literally took a disadvantage in life and turned it into an advantage. His remarkable story is one of resilience and redemption, from his personal to professional life.

Beth Thomas's workshop is
August 4, 2012 in Gretna

Beth Thomas, once labeled the “Child of Rage” by HBO, is now a Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse. She was also nominated and selected as a top finalist for the 2008 and 2009 Mountain West Nurse of the Year Award and was the winner for 2010 Mountain West Nurse of the Year Award in Mentoring.  She is no longer a child of rage but a phenomenal woman. Beth knows what it is like to be an angry, defiant, destructive child. She once was one. She has unique insights into the mind of a challenging child with Attachment Disorder. Her life of survival and victory brings hope and understanding to parents and professionals working to heal a wounded child. She shares her experience and wisdom with love and laughter.

Beth gives a deeper understanding of Reactive Attachment Disorder from the inside out. She shares effective tools to make a difference with challenging children. Most of all she gives hope in a hopeless exhausting situation, empowering parents with a positive vision for their child’s future.

Additional training opportuntities listed on our calendar and under the training tab.  Please contact NFAPA if you have any questions.

The auther Ashley Rhodes-Courter will also be coming to Nebraska! 
Come hear her speak and purchase her book (she will be signing copies).

 Please join Nebraska Friends of Foster Children and
Nebraska Foster & Adoptive Parent Association
for a Luncheon Fundraiser
with guest speaker Ashley Rhodes-Courter,
author of the New York Times Bestseller,
Three Little Words. 
May 2, 2012
11:00-1:30 p.m.
Metropolitan Community College (south location)
Metro Swanson Center
5300 N. 30th Street
Omaha, NE

Contact NFAPA if you are interested in being a sponsor or purchasing tickets.