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MFCAA
3210 S. Lee's Summit Road
Independence, MO 64055
816-350-0215

Celebrating 10 years supporting foster and adoptive families

Nancy Thomas Symposium on Reactive Attachment Disorder

“How to Create a Winning Team to Heal a Challenging Child”

February 22nd & 23rd, 2010

Wood's Chapel United Methodist Church

4725 NE Lakewood Way
Lee's Summit, MO 64064

Practical Information and Powerful Skills for:

Parents
Child Welfare Workers
Child Welfare Administrators
Teachers
Respite Providers
Mental Health Professionals
Attorneys
Children’s Advocates

What People are Saying about Nancy Thomas Seminars:
“I am convinced that we would not be together as a family right now if it were not for you. God’s word tells me that, Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8. Nancy Thomas tells me how to do that with practical help and specific encouragement.”

“I’ve just been soaking up what you’ve been sharing. It was sooo good! And practical.”

“Thank you for making the day great, your experience and wisdom were greatly appreciated!”

Children who have experienced abusive or neglectful care or multiple disruptions in primary caregivers before age 5 (foster or institutional care) may demonstrate the following symptoms:

Infants:

Weak Crying Response
Rage
Constant Whining
Sensitivity to Touch/Cuddling
Poor Sucking Response
Poor Eye Contact
No Reciprocal Smile Response
Indifference to Others

Children:

Lack of Conscience Development
Superficially Charming
Lack of Eye Contact (except when lying)
Inability to give and Receive Affection
Extreme Control Issues
Destructive to Self, Others, Animals and Property
No Impulse Control
Unusual Eating Patterns (hoarding, gorging, or refusal to eat)
Unsuccessful Peer Relationships
Incessant Chatter in Order to Control
Very Demanding
Unusual speech patterns, mumbling, robotic speech, talking very softly except when raging

Associated Features

Learning Delays and Disorders
Depressed I.Q. scores

Symposium Highlights

Day One:

Overview of attachment and bonding
Research on the interplay between multiple complex traumas and attachment
What does effective therapy look like?
Specific effective interventions

Day Two:

Answers to problem behaviors
The family connection-doing it right!
Using therapeutic respite
Help for educators

Sessions start at 9 AM and finish at 4 PM both days. Lunch will be provided onsite. Sessions topics are not appropriate for children.

Conference Registration Deadline is February 16, 2010

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Conference Registration is non-refundable. Lunch is provided each day.

Conference Registration Deadline is February 16, 2010

MFCAA is the Western Missouri Adoption Resource Center.
Made possible by a grant from the Missouri Children's Division and the Local Investment Commission (LINC).

MFCAA does not discriminate in the provision of service, in employment, or in membership on the agency’s governing board on the basis of race, color, national origin, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, or ethnicity