“Best Interests of the Child?”
Race, Religion, and Rescue in Adoption
October 18-20th 2012
(Thursday evening to Saturday afternoon)
Conference Committee:
Conference Chairperson
Rafael A. Javier, Ph.D., ABPP, Licensed Psychologist, New York State, Professor of Psychology and the Director
Inter-agencies Training and Research Initiatives and the Post-Graduate Professional Programs at St. John’s University
Conference Co-Chairperson
Amanda L. Baden, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, New York State, Associate Professor
Counseling and Educational Leadership, Montclair State University
Conference Coordinator
Laura Thomas, M.A.
Conference Assistants
Lisa Treweeke
Rischa Gottlieb
Committee Members
John Raible, Ed.D.
Phyllis Lowinger, ACSW
Jane Platt, Ph.D.
Pam Hasegawa
Elliotte Sue Harrington, M.A.
Susan Branco Alvarado, LPC, PLLC
Subini A. Annamma, M.A., PhD candidate
Stephanie Kripa Cooper-Lewter, M.S.W., L.M.S.W., Ph.D. Candidate