Conference addresses siblings in foster care

– July 15, 2009Posted in: Open Adoption News

The North American Council on Adoptable Children will be in Columbus, OH this August and there will be at least one session of special interest to those of us interested in open adoption:

Thursday, August 13 — JJ Hitch, Maurice Webb, Wendy Wiegmann, and Lisa Wilson: “Brothers and Sisters in Foster Care: An Unbreakable Bond”

During this panel presentation, JJ Hitch, Maurice Webb, and Lisa Wilson will discuss their experiences with siblings in foster care. Some stayed together while others were painfully separated. After the panel, Utah Court of Appeals Judge William Thorne will highlight the need for policy and practice reforms to keep brothers and sisters together and connected.

The conference runs from Wednesday, August 12 until Saturday, August 15th and the current schedule can be found here. Early registration has been extended to this Friday, July 17th.

Related posts:

  1. Openness when adopting older kids from foster care?
  2. What do I call my child's older birth siblings?
  3. How can we get our son's birthfather to accept the adoption?

About Dawn

A mother by both birth and adoption, Dawn is currently studying at the University of Dayton in their Community Counseling program. She plans to graduate January 2012 and begin counseling families around adoption issues.