Schedule
All times Eastern
Thursday
4:00 – 5:30 pm Opening General Session and Keynote Address — Ron Deal
Complexity & Ambiguity: Understanding Stepfamilies
7:00 – 8:30 pm Plenary Session — Ron Deal
Ministering to Blended Families 101: What Every Church Can Do
Friday
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Plenary Session — Dr. Rhonda Spencer-Hwang
Igniting Resiliency in Families: Wisdom from the World’s First Resiliency Capital for Overcoming What Life Throws Your Way—Part 1
12:00 – 1:50 pm Lunch
2:00 – 3:30 pm Plenary Session — Dr. Rhonda Spencer-Hwang
Igniting Resiliency in Families: Wisdom from the World’s First Resiliency Capital for Overcoming What Life Throws Your Way—Part 2
4:00 – 5:00 pm Breakout #1 (4 simultaneous seminars)
SEMINAR TOPIC |
PRESENTER (S) |
|---|---|
Promoting Family Wellbeing Through Cognitive Behavioural Thinking |
Les Ackie, D.Min., Director, Family/Children’s Ministries, British Union of SDAs |
Racial Socialization and the Family: How to Discuss Race with Children |
Cameile Henry, M.A., R.E.C.E George Ashley, Ph.D., LMSW |
The Influence of Parenting Styles on Sexual Self-Efficacy: A preventative health decision making model |
Shalunda Sherrod, DSW, LICSW, PIP Oakwood University George Ashley, PhD. LMSW Oakwood University Octavio Ramirez, PhD. LICSW Fort Hays State University |
5:30 – 6:30 pm Breakout #2 (3 simultaneous breakouts)
SEMINAR TOPIC |
PRESENTER (S) |
|---|---|
Exploring COVID-19 and its Impact on Children and Families Experiencing Domestic Violence |
Keila Santos, Psy.D. Zaira Rico, LMFT-A Jennifer López (student) Jazper Cuevas (student) Lea Cuevas (student) |
Resilience of Relational Family Dynamics of Victims of Sex Trafficking |
Julián Anderson-Martín, MA, LLPC, LMHC |
8:00 – 9:00 pm Plenary Session — Dr. Elizabeth Talbot
God's Presence With Us When the Unexpected Happens
Sabbath
10:00 – 10:15 am Welcome and Greetings
11:00 – 12:00 pm Worship — Dr. Elizabeth Talbot
God's Presence With Us In Every Stage
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Meet and Greet with Dr. Willie and Elaine Oliver
12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch break
1:30 – 2:30 pm Breakout #3 (2 simultaneous breakouts)
SEMINAR TOPIC |
PRESENTER (S) |
|---|---|
Spiritual Trauma |
David Sedlacek, PhD, LMSW, CFLE Beverly Sedlacek, DNP |
How to Help Your Child Really Love Jesus |
Alina Baltazar, MSW. Ph.D. Karl Bailey, Ph.D. |
3:00 – 4:00 pm Breakout #4 (2 simultaneous breakouts)
SEMINAR TOPIC |
PRESENTER (S) |
|---|---|
Nurture and Admonition as Developmental Best Practice of Resilience in Children |
Jasmine J. Fraser, Ph.D. |
Developing Family Resilience by Transforming the Home into a Missional Centre of Influence |
Sven Östring, BE(Hons), PhD, GradDipTheol, MAPL (enrolled) |
4:30 – 6:00 pm Closing Session
Moderated panel discussion with Dr. Elizabeth Talbot, Dr. Rhonda Spencer-Hwang and ACFRP, Organizers with closing remarks by Dr. Willie and Elaine Oliver
