Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel 3501 Atlantic Ave

Virginia Beach, VA 23451

Register online at VALCPA2018conference.eventbrite.com

Registration includes:Keynote presentation and breakout sessions for CE credits

Breakfast for both days of conferenceLunch on Monday

Networking reception Monday afternoonVALCPA business meeting with door prizes

2018 FALL CONFERENCE September 17-18, 2018

2018 Speakers Keynote Speaker Monday, 9:00 AM Daniel Goldschmidt, MT-BC Learn about the science of music, the brain, and how music therapy can impact the lives of children in foster care and adoption.

Breakout Speakers Chloe Edwards and Cindy Davis Connecting Hearts and Lutheran Family Services Foster Care and Adoption Recruitment Tactics

Kellie Evans, LCSW, CSOTP The Up Center So I have a kid on my caseload who has problematic sexual behavior. Now what?!

Carmen Dailey, MIS UMFS Introduction to Collaborative Problem Solving

Margie Shelton, MSW Consortium for Children Unpacking the Baggage: Protecting the Family, Child, and Agency through the SAFE Home Study Model

Sara Buckheit, LCSW and Lauren Weidner, MSW Children’s Home Society Understanding Attachment Styles and Sensory Processing Disorder

Tom Shenk Brain Balance Achievement Centers Why are ADHD, Autism/Aspergers, OCD & ODD Spiking? Causes & Solutions

Bronwyn Robertson, LPC Lutheran Family Services Vicarious Trauma Exposure, Secondary Trauma, and Compassion Fatigue in Foster and Adoptive Parents

Wade Puryear, MEd, MS Charterhouse School An Appreciative Approach to Leadership

Project LIFE UMFS in partnership with VDSS Youth driven topic to be determined

*Refer to VALCPA.org for detailed speaker info

FFTA Foster Care and Adoption Committees will meet at 1:15pm on Monday

VALCPA Business Meeting will meet at 3pm on Monday *Attendance at the conference is not required to attend committee or business meetings. Door prizes will be given the the VALCPA Business meeting!

Conference Registration $175 VALCPA members on or before 9/1/18 $190 Non-members on or before 9/1/18 $190 VALCPA members after 9/1/18 $200 Non-members after 9/1/18 $225 at the door

Register online at: VALCPA2018conference.eventbrite.com

Hotel Reservations A special conference rate of $129 per night is available at the Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel for all rooms reserved by August 14, 2018.

Reservations can be made directly with the hotel by phone or online at:

(757) 425-9000

https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1711287670&key=1283ADED

Use the code VALCPA2018 when you register.

Complementary valet parking is available for all conference guests.