!NATIONAL'ADOPTION'AWARENESS'WEEK'2014!

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'FREE'90'minute'Webinar''

Help'children'build'meaningful'relationships'Learn'to'assess'and'respond'to'Disorganised'Attachment'

'Friday'14'November'at'3:00pm'(AEST)'Go'to'www.adoptchange.org.au'to''watch'and'ask'questions'live'

'Featuring'Dr#Casey#Call'and'Dr#Amanda#Howard'

Institute'of'Child'Development,'Texas'Christian'University''

80%$of$children$who$have$come$from$hard$places$have$difficulty$creating$meaningful$relationships.$Their$behavior$is$referred$to$as$Disorganized$Attachment.$!Visiting!US!child!psychologists!Dr'Casey'Call!and!Dr'Amanda'Howard!share!10!years!of!research!into!disorganized!attachment!and!discuss!the!Trust!Based!Relational!Intervention!(TBRI)!program!designed!by!Dr'Karyn'Purvis!to!guide!children!who!come!from!hard!places!to!experience!safe!and!secure!relationships.!!TBRI!presents!powerful!concepts!to!change!and!redirect!unhealthy!behavior!in!children!who!struggle!to!make!human!connections.!!Adopt'Change!is!proud!to!deliver!a!free!90!minute!webinar!offering!practical!TBRI!insights.!!Accompanied!by!real!life!case!study!videos!demonstrating!examples!of!disorganised!behavior!in!children.!!This!webinar!will!help!you:!!

• Understand!how!disorganized!attachment!develops!• Understand!how!to!assess!disorganized!attachment!• Recognise!disorganized!attachment!behaviour!• Change,!modify!and!adapt!your!response!to!behavioral!disorders!

!The!presentation!will!include!a!30!minute!Q&A!session!to!address!your!specific!issues!We!invite!you!to!submit!your!questions,!common!examples!are:!!

• What!to!do!with!children!who!have!shut!down!• How!to!parent!without!consequences!• How!to!manage!the!behavior!of!lying!and!manipulation!

!This!webinar!will!help!parents,!practitioners,!foster!carers!and!others!who!are!responsible!for!children!displaying!disorganized!attachment.!!Adopt'Change!is!proud!to!produce!resources!for!post!adoptive!care.!!Thank!you!for!supporting!#AdoptChange!!'Presenter'biographies'below:!

!NATIONAL'ADOPTION'AWARENESS'WEEK'2014!

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####Dr.#Casey#Call!is!the!Assistant!Director!of!Education!at!the!Institute!of!Child!Development!at!Texas!Christian!University.!Her!responsibilities!include!research,!training,!and!outreach!connected!to!TrustUBased!Relational!Intervention®!and!serving!as!a!Director!of!The!Hope!Connection!Camp.!Casey!also!trains!professionals!and!parents,!as!well!as!teaches!and!advises!TCU!undergraduate!students!in!the!Child!Development!major.!Casey!is!a!Licensed!Professional!Counselor!Supervisor,!a!Circle!of!Security®!parent!educator,!and!received!training!in!Theraplay®!Level!One!and!in!scoring!the!Strange!Situation!Protocol.!!!Dr.#Amanda#Howard#is!the!Assistant!Director!of!Research!at!the!Texas!Christian!University!Institute!of!Child!Development!and!has!worked!under!the!mentorship!of!Dr.!Karyn!Purvis!and!Dr.!David!Cross!since!2004.!!Her!current!responsibilities!include!engaging!in!the!research!activities!of!the!Institute,!speaking!to!parents!and!professionals,!and!serving!as!executive!director!of!the!Hope!Connection!summer!camp.!She!is!also!an!instructor!for!the!TCU!Psychology!Department,!where!she!teaches!courses!such!as!Vulnerable!Child!I:!Theory,!Vulnerable!Child!II:!Practice,!and!the!Child!Development!Internship.!