Deepening the Connection with
your Adopted Child
Friday, July 8
Saturday, July 9
• 6:30 - 9 p.m. • 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Lunch & evening snacks included
The Gladney Center
6300 John Ryan Drive, Fort Worth, Texas
Deepening the Connection with your Adopted Child
July 8-9, 2011
Workshop for Parents
Part I Friday night 6:30 - 9:00p.m. and Saturday 9:00am-2:00pm
Using a powerful and distinctive tool for understanding personality, Suzanne Stabile teaches this foundational workshop for parents of adoptive children. Attendees will gain insight into how the parent’s personality impacts their approach to communication and parenting techniques. An adoptee herself, Suzanne is uniquely qualified to apply the lessons of this session for adoptive parents. Attendees will more fully understand the distinctions between different personality types, and how those types are expressed in both adults and children.
Part II Saturday afternoon 2-5pm Dr. Barbara Rila will expand on the lessons of personality offered in our first session, detailing how personality types impact the "goodness of fit" between parents and children. "Goodness of Fit" refers to the level of compatibility between a parent and child, and is a critical component in the development of healthy emotional connections within the family unit.
Workshop attendees will learn how goodness of fit impacts relational empathy, personal compatibility, and conflict resolution. Attendees will also learn how unavoidable stress points in personality fit can impede relational connection, and possibly even attachment. By gaining an understanding of different personalities, parents learn how to address their own stress points. The workshop includes a parent self-appraisal process. A parallel appraisal process appropriate for use with children will also be made available. Finally, parents will be given a map of fits and misses, to guide their parenting growth plan.
Workshop for Children - Ages 8-15 years old*
Saturday all day 9-5pm Dr. Barbara Rila, Dr. Jason Mishalanie, Jim Harlow, Joey Schewee, and Patti Pickering will facilitate the Children’s Workshop. Children will learn about different personality types and discover their own in a fun atmosphere. This session is designed to build self-esteem and respect for the gifts and ability of others. Children will learn more about the positive and challenging aspects of their personality. Finally, children will be given a self-appraisal that will be provided to parents for use in the "Goodness of Fit" discussion in the parent workshop.
Featured Speakers
Dr. Barbara Rila
Dr. Rila is a nationally recognized psychologist who has served as a therapist to foster and adoptive families for 25 years. She also provides nationwide training in adoption, attachment, and abuse issues. Dr. Rila has served on numerous boards including the Dallas Psychological Association, Texas Association of Infant Mental Health, and was the first president and founding member of the Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children.
Dr. Barbara Rila
Dr. Rila is a nationally recognized psychologist who has served as a therapist to foster and adoptive families for 25 years. She also provides nationwide training in adoption, attachment, and abuse issues. Dr. Rila has served on numerous boards including the Dallas Psychological Association, Texas Association of Infant Mental Health, and was the first president and founding member of the Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children.
Suzanne Stabile
An adoptee herself, Suzanne holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science from Southern Methodist University, and
has completed additional graduate studies in both Theology and Sociology. Suzanne is a recognized and sought after instructor in the Enneagram, a centuries-old method of identifying personality types that is widely respected as a valuable tool in understanding individual behaviour and motivations.
Jim Harlow
Jim is an adoptive parent of five children from backgrounds of abuse and neglect and with special needs. After being self employed for over 30 years and raising his family, Jim went back to school to earn his M.A. in Counseling at Dallas Baptist University. He is also completing the required supervised counseling hours for his Licensed Professional Counselor Internship in private practice. Aside from his personal experience in his own family, Jim and his wife have spent years working with other adoptive families in parent support groups.
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