Description
10 hours of quality adoption education from a variety of adoption professionals and members of the adoption triad!
Friday, March 20, 2026: 5:30 - 9:00 PM and Saturday, March 21, 2026: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ticket options-
$250 per couple, $150 per individual, $20 per class per person
Please pay for your ticket through Venmo (@utahadoptions) and complete the registration here. A pay-at-the-door option is also available.
Schedule:
Friday, March 20:
5:30-5:45 p.m. – Welcome and Introductions
5:45-6:30 p.m. – Adoption Mini Topics, Presented by Utah Adoption Specialists
5:45-6:10- Adoption 101
6:10-6:30- Adoption Options
6:30-6:40 p.m. – Break
6:40-7:50 p.m. – The Seven Core Issues in Adoption and the Trauma of Loss
7:50-8:00 p.m. – Break
8:00-9:00 p.m. – Open Adoption
Saturday, March 21:
9:00-10:00 a.m. – Adoption Mini Topics Continued, Presented by Utah Adoption Specialists
9:00-9:20- Financing Your Adoption
9:20-9:40- Spotting A Scammer
9:40-10:00- Hospital Etiquette
10:00-10:50 a.m. – Attachment in Adoption
10:50-11:00 a.m. – Break
11:00-11:50 a.m. – Adoptive Parent Panel
11:50 a.m. -12:40 p.m. – Profiles & Finding in Private Adoption
12:40- 1:30 p.m. – Lunch Break
1:30-2:30 p.m. – Birth Parent Panel
2:30-2:40 p.m. – Break
2:40-3:30 p.m. – Legal and Ethical Considerations in Adoption
3:30-4:20 p.m. – Transracial Adoption
4:20-4:30 p.m. – Break
4:30-5:20 p.m. – Adoptee Panel
5:20- 5:45 p.m. –Wrap Up
Date & Time
Mar 20, 2026 5:30 PM - Mar 21, 2026 6:00 PM
Venue Details
The Mountain Church
300 East 8000 SouthSandy, Utah 84070
