Monday, August 01, 2011

MARN'S August Webinar: Helping Adopted & Foster Youth Transition to Adult Living: A Parent’s Perspective

MN ADOPT Announces August Webinar!

Helping Adopted & Foster Youth Transition to Adult Living: A Parent’s Perspective
with Terssa Markworth, adoptive mother of 17 and bio-mother to four

Transitions are often difficult, especially for young teens moving into adulthood. Teenagers need time to gradually learn and practice adult life skills, such as finding a job, managing finances, applying to college and forming close relationships with others and the community. Some adopted and fostered teens need extra time, attention and encouragement from a support system.

Join MN ADOPT and Terssa Markworth, adoptive mother of 17 and bio-mother to four, as she offers suggestions to help your teen become confident with their own situation and abilities. Terssa shares how she and her husband continue to guide their adopted children into adulthood, while understanding the unique challenges adopted and foster children have faced from multiple placements, transitions and attachment delays.

Terssa Markworth and her husband of 25 years have adopted waiting children from Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa and South Korea. She is currently completing her Masters of Communication Studies at the University of South Dakota Vermillion. Terssa enjoys speaking to civic groups, churches and professionals about how adoption has framed her family of 21 children.

WHEN: Wednesday, August 31, 2011
TIME: 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (CDT)
ONLINE: All you need is a computer with internet access and a telephone
FEE: $15.00 webinar only; $25 webinar + CD
REGISTER: To register, go here
CEUS: CEUs are now available for an additional $30 per person; Certificates of Attendance are given at the end of the training.
CDS: CDs are sold separately for $15.00 each; please go to http://www.mnadopt.org/webinars.php

QUESTIONS: Contact Janet Hammer at 612-746-5125 or jhammer@mnadopt.org or Anne Johnson at 612-746-5122 or ajohnson@mnadopt.org

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