Welcome and Introductions
Madelyn Freundlich, MSW, MPH, JD

David Brodzinsky, Ph.D.
A Brief Overview of the Research

Barry Zuckerman, MD
At Risk But Not Doomed: Parenting Matters

Robert B. Hill, Ph.D.
Adoption Research: Cultural Dimensions

Ira J. Chasnoff, MD
Drugs, Alcohol, Pregnancy and Parenting: Adoption Implications

Richard Barth, Ph.D.
Outcomes for Drug Exposed Children: Eight Years After

David Brodzinsky, Ph.D.
Summary

Policy and Practice: An Overview of the Issues
Moderator: Lois Melina
Panelists: Susan Edelstein, MSW, LCSW; Janice Goldwater, MSW, LCSW-C; Judith Kleinfeld, Ed.D.; Elba Montalvo, MA

Prenatal Drug and Alcohol Exposure in Internationally Adopted Children: Can We Predict the Future?
Jane Ellen Aronson, DO

Genetics and the Prenatal Environment: Factors Affecting Adoptee Outcome
Remi J. Cadoret, MD

Child-Centered Family-Focused Interventions for Children
Ira J. Chasnoff, MD

TIES for Adoption: A Model to Support the Adoption of Children Who Were Prenatally Exposed to Alcohol and/or Other Drugs
Part I: Preparation for Placement
Susan B. Edelstein, MSW, LCSW; Joseph Prusak, MSW; Rose Montiero, MSW, LCSW; and Mary Ann Skelton, MA.

Adoption: Preparation, Education and Assessment of Prospective Adoptive Parents
Janice Goldwater, MSW, LCSW-C; Maria Phillips, MSW, LCSW-C; Cathy Dugan, Adoptive Parent

Therapeutic Strategies and Developmental Interventions for Drug-Exposed Neonates
Stephen Kandall, MD and Laura Ensler, MS

Successes of Adoptive Parents with Alcohol-Affected Children
Judith Kleinfeld, Ed.D.

Legal and Policy Barriers to the Adoption of Drug-Affected Infants
Judith Larsen, JD

Sharing Difficult Information with Children
Lois Melina

A Long-term View of Fetal Alcohol Effects: Diagnosis, Intervention, and Implications for Adoption
Heather Carmichael Olson, Ph.D.

Stephen Kandall, MD
Societal Attitudes Towards Drug-Using Women and their Children: Past and Present

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and its Impact on Native American Adopted Children
James Cadwell

Impact of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Cognitive Development
Claire D. Coles, Ph.D.

The Importance of Community Support and Education for Adoptive Families with Challenging Issues
Joyce Maguire Pavao, Ed.D.

TIES for Adoption: A Model to Support the Adoption of Children Who Were Prenatally Exposed to Alcohol and/or Other Drugs
Part II: Transition and Post Placement
Jill Waterman, Ph.D. and Claudia Wang, MD

Attachment Issues for Young Children in Foster Care and Implications for Adoption of Children Who are Substance Exposed
Mary Dozier, Ph.D.

Federal Policy Perspectives on the Adoption of Drug Affected Children
Laura Feig, MPP

Prenatal Drug Exposure: What Adoptive Parents Should Know
Ellen J. Franck, MSW

Diversity Through the Eyes of a Child: Cultural Considerations in the Adoption of Children Who are Substance Exposed
Mark Johnson, MSSW

Adoption and Prenatal Alcohol and Drug Exposure: Issues Affecting Latino Children and Families
Elba Montalvo, MA

Openness and Adoptive Family Autonomy: Implications for Adoption Law and Practice
Joan Heifetz Hollinger, JD, MA

Closing Plenary Session
Speaker: Mary Ann Skelton, MA
Hang on for a Ride! A Mother's Perspective

Jane Ellen Aronson, DO
Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Director, International Adoption Medical Consultation Services
Winthrop - University Hospital
Mineola, New York

Richard Barth, Ph.D.
Child Welfare Research Center
Berkeley, California

David Brodzinsky, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Remi J. Cadoret, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa City, Iowa

James Cadwell
Director
Native American Child & Family Center
Pierre, South Dakota

Ira J. Chasnoff, MD
National Association for Families and Addiction Research and Education
Chicago, Illinois

Claire D. Coles, Ph.D.
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Mary Dozier, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

Cathy Dugan
Adoptive Parent
Adoptions Together, Inc.
Silver Spring, Maryland

Susan B. Edelstein, MSW, LCSW
UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities
Los Angeles, California

Laura Ensler, MS
Parent Educator/Infant Development Specialist
P.A.N.D.A. Program
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, New York

Laura Feig, MPP
Research and Policy Analyst
United States Department of Health and Human Services,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Washington, D.C.

Ellen J. Franck, MSW
Saint Christopher Ottilie Services for Children and Families
Jamaica, New York

Janice Goldwater, MSW, LCSW-C
Executive Director
Adoptions Together, Inc.
Silver Spring, Maryland

Robert B. Hill, Ph.D.
The Institute for Urban Research
Morgan State University
Baltimore, Maryland

Joan Heifetz Hollinger, JD, MA
Visiting Professor of Law
University of California
Berkeley, California

Mark Johnson, MSSW
Lexington-Fayette County Health Department
Lexington, Kentucky

Stephen Kandall, MD
Department of Pediatrics
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, New York

Judith Kleinfeld, Ed. D.
Professor of Psychology
Department of Northern Studies
University of Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska

Judith Larsen, JD
Counselor on Child and Family Law
McLean, Virginia

Lois Melina
Author
Moscow, Idaho

Elba Montalvo, MA
Executive Director
Committee for Hispanic Children and Families
New York, New York

Rose Montiero, MSW, LCSW
UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities
Los Angeles, California

Heather Carmichael Olson, Ph.D.
University of Washington School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Washington State FAS Diagnostic and Prevention Network
Seattle, Washington

Joyce Maguire Pavao, Ed.D.
Center for Family Connections
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Maria Phillips, MSW, LCSW-C
Adoptions Together, Inc.
Silver Spring, Maryland

Joseph Prusak, MSW
Department of Children and Family Services- Adoptions Division
Los Angeles, California

Mary Ann Skelton, MA
UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities
Los Angeles, California

Claudia Wang, MD
Department of Pediatrics
UCLA Children's Hospital
Los Angeles, California

Jill Waterman, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Barry Zuckerman, MD
University of Boston School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts