CYCLES OF HEALING is an annual training event, hosted by Harmony Adoptions and the ASAP (Adoption Support and Preservation) Program, that focuses on different concerns for families and professionals. Each year, we strive to provide excellent training opportunities to East Tennessee for little or no cost to foster/adoptive families and the professionals that serve them.
TRUST-BASED PARENTING: CREATING LASTING CHANGES IN YOUR CHILD’S BEHAVIOR. Harmony is honored to bring Dr. Karyn Purvis to Knoxville on April 24, 2012 at Cokesbury Center as our guest speaker for our Cycles of Healing Training Conference. This training is uniquely designed for foster and adoptive parents and the dedicated professionals that support them.
KARYN B. PURVIS, PH.D.
Dr. Karyn Purvis earned her doctorate in developmental psychology, specializing in serving at-risk children, and she has spent the last ten years developing research-based interventions for those children. She is a former foster mother with a personal and professional calling to create a welcoming, loving environment for children who come from “hard places.” She serves as an expert witness in court cases of child abuse, testifies for state and national legislation, and speaks frequently to national and international groups. Recent trips have taken her to varied national groups from trainings for judges and CPS workers, to training parents and professionals in England, Iceland, Scotland, Romania, Rwanda, and Ethiopia. She has eight grandchildren, two of which are adopted.
Dr. Purvis received her undergraduate degree at TCU and continued on to receive her masters and doctorate in Developmental Psychology from TCU as well. During her time at TCU, Dr. Purvis developed and directed (1999 – present) the Hope Connection, a research and intervention summer day camp for adopted children. She continued her work with this population as the director of the Adoption Project from 2003 – 2006. Work from these projects has been featured in NBC Dateline, Fort Worth Weekly, Newsweek, Parents Magazine, and other popular parenting magazines. She and her colleague, Dr. David Cross, write for scientific journals and have co-authored a feature book for McGraw-Hill titled The Connected Child: Bringing Hope and Healing to your Adoptive Family. Within six months of publication, The Connected Child earned rank as a best-seller in adoption books. She and Dr. David Cross were recently honored with the Dallas Business Journal Heroes of Healthcare Award. Dr. Purvis was awarded the T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., Infant Mental Health Advocacy Award, a state-wide award for child advocacy. She was also awarded the title of Distinguished Fellow in Adoption and Child Development by the National Council for Adoption. Dr. Purvis was appointed Presiding Officer of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Committee on Licensing Standards by Governor Rick Perry.
TRUST-BASED PARENTING: CREATING LASTING CHANGES IN YOUR CHILD’S BEHAVIOR. Tragically, children who have been harmed, neglected or abused are at dramatically increased risk for behavioral problems. All too often parents are mystified by these behaviors and struggle to find effective interventions. This seminar will empower caregivers to create healing environments for these precious children and youth who have come from the “hard places.” In this workshop on Trust-Based Parenting, participants will learn specific skills and strategies for disarming the fear and sadness that is beneath most disruptive behavior in children who are adopted or fostered. Based in a deep understanding of attachment, sensory integration, brain development and brain chemistry, Trust-Based Parenting provides caregivers with powerful insights for understanding misbehavior and for appropriately guiding their children to healthy, new behaviors.
These principles are effective with children of all ages, and all levels of risk, and have been used to bring about healing for children in varied environments, such as homes, schools, day care settings, churches, orphanages, and residential treatment facilities. In this one-day workshop, caregivers for children of any age and any level of risk will find powerful insights for creating a healing environment for their children.
REGISTRATION
Register Online
or
Register by calling 1-888-848-2727 and send payment by check to:
Harmony Adoptions
Attention: Cycles of Healing
131 Cherokee Heights Drive
Maryville, TN 37801
CONFERENCE LOCATION
Cokesbury Center
9915 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37922
CYCLES OF HEALING CONFERENCE AGENDA
8:00 – 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 Keynote Address
9:00 – 10:00 Understanding Trust-Based Parenting
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 12:00 Empowering Principles: Understanding Sensory Processing and Brain Chemistry (Q&A as needed at the end of this session)
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (included in registration fee)
1:00 – 2:30 Connecting Principles: Understanding the Impact of Attachment
2:30 – 2:45 Break
2:45 – 4:00 Correcting Principles: Creating Behavioral Change
4:00 – 4:30 Wrap-up and Evaluations
CONFERENCE PRICING
Foster and Adoptive Parents Registration and Pricing Information
Individual Parent Registration, $30 until 4/15/2012
Couple Registration, $45, until 4/15/2012
Professional Registration and Pricing Information
Individual Professional Registration, $60 until 4/15/2012
Special flat rate for TN Department of Children’s Services Staff, $40 until 4/15/2012
- Space is limited, please register and send payment before April 15, 2012. Call 1-888-848-2727 and ask for “Cycles of Healing” for any questions or assistance.
- Registration for all professionals includes 6 continuing education contact hours through National Association of Social Workers.
- All attendees (parents and professionals) will receive a certificate of completion.
- Unfortunately, no refunds can be given. All proceeds go to the cost of the event.
EXHIBITS
One of the goals of Cycles of Healing is to facilitate networking and supportive connections among the many involved in adoption and adoption issues. We encourage and invite agencies and groups to share their mission, services, and resources with one another and with the foster and adoptive parents in attendance.
- Exhibit space includes a table.
- Exhibition space is limited and will be assigned as available.
Agenices and groups may register for exhibit space by contacting Shea Watts or by calling 865-273-4468 before event registration ends on April 15, 2012. (No day of registration for exhibits is available)
