IFAPA Spring Conference
March 2 & 3, 2012
Adventureland Resort -- Altoona, IA
IFAPA hosts a spring training conference every year for foster and adoptive parents, kinship caregivers and social workers. The 2012 Spring Conference is scheduled for Friday, March 2 and Saturday, March 3 at the Adventureland Resort in Altoona. All of our conference trainings are approved for foster parent credit and many are also approved for social work CEUs. The conference registration deadline is Monday, February 14, please see the Feb. 14th hotel discount reservation requirements listed below.
Conference Daily Schedule
7:30 - 8:30am----------------- Registration/Check-In
8:30 - 11:45am--------------- Morning Workshops
11:45 - 1:15pm--------------- Luncheon
1:15 - 4:30pm-----------------Afternoon Workshops
Conference Workshops:
- Adoption Assistance and Adoption Tax Credit
- Lifelong Issues in Adoption
- Transitioning From Foster to Adoptive Parenting
- Attachment & Trauma: Strategies for Positive Change
- Creating Cultural Connections: Compassion Compels & Connections are Critical
- Creating Social Success for Asperger Youth - Foundation & Practical Approaches
- Mood Disorders in Children and Teens: What Does it Look Like and What Can We Do?
- Youth Bipolar or TDD: Trying to Understand the Difference
- CPR & First Aid
- Mandatory Child Abuse Reporter Training
- Generation X, Y & Z - The Toxic Culture of Teens: Relationship and Other “Risky Business” & The Impact of Media & Technology
- Get it Right! A Guide to Help Youth & Parents Find Their Way Through the Foster Care and Juvenile Justice System
- What You Need to Know When Caring for Drug Endangered Children
- The IMPACT – (Biological Children) Sharing Our Parents
PLEASE NOTE: As of October 2009, with the exception of CPR, First Aid and Mandatory Reporter classes, foster parents cannot receive training credit for any class that they have previously attended and used for re-licensing.
Registration
Two-Day Conference Rate - $65 person
One-Day Conference Rate - $45 person
How to Register:
Families/Social Workers have the option attend the full-conference or may choose to attend only Friday or Saturday. Participants interested in attending only the Friday afternoon workshop and a Saturday morning workshop are asked to pay the two-day conference rate. A luncheon is provided each day of the conference and is included in the conference registration price. Child care is not provided at the conference.
To register for this conference, please complete the registration form at the end of the conference booklet and mail to IFAPA or REGISTER & PAY ONLINE. Methods of payment accepted are check, money order and credit cards (online only).
Registration Deadline:
The registration deadline is Tuesday, February 14th. All registrations must be postmarked or dropped off at the office (office hours are 8am-5pm) by Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Once participants have sent in their registration form and payment, a confirmation letter and map to the conference will be emailed to all participants the week of February 20th.
EARLY REGISTRATION DRAWING - FRIDAY, JANUARY 20TH
All conference registrations received at the IFAPA office by the early registration deadline (Friday, January 20th) will be entered into a drawing to win a free conference registration. The winner will be announced at the conference.
Conference Location
Adventureland Resort - Altoona, IA
3200 Adventureland Dr (Off I-80 - exit 142A)
515-265-7321
www.adventureland-inn.com
The conference will be held at the Adventureland Resort in Altoona. This hotel is a year round destination for families of all ages. Relax, splash or slide in their two tropical courtyards that include three pools, playful water features, a swim-up bar, and two hot tubs. All regular rooms come with 5 wristbands for the water amenities. All suites include 6 wristbands. Extra wristbands are sold at the front desk for $20. PLEASE NOTE:
Only Adventureland Resort hotel guests with a room reservation are able to use Adventureland’s Indoor Water Park. Children must be supervised at all times.
Hotel Arrangements
ADVENTURELAND RESORT - Hotel arrangements should be made directly with the Adventureland Resort by calling 515-265-7321. To receive IFAPA’s Conference room rate at the Adventureland Resort for Thursday, Friday and/or Saturday night you must make your reservations NO LATER THAN TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH. The Thursday night conference rates are $69 for a standard room and $99 for a pool side room (taxes not included). Friday & Saturday night rates are $79 for a standard room and $99 for a pool side room (taxes not included). Please mention that you are attending the IFAPA Conference. Only a limited number of rooms will be reserved for the IFAPA Conference so they are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Hotel reservations made after Tues., Feb 14th will be given the current room rate being offered by the hotel. It is important to make reservations NOW because March is high school sports tournament season in Des Moines and hotel rooms can be SOLD OUT.
