First, I would like to thank everyone who attended the
Parents in Adult Seminar at Internext. I would also like to thank AVN for the forum.
I believe Darklady adequately summarized the seminar when she wrote ?... the Potoski?s, along with fellow PIA members Dr. John Pappas, Blake Tsai, Brad Bannon, Lori Z and Jason Tucker, addressed a small but keenly interested crowd during the first day of Internext Seminars. The panel discussed their personal and professional experiences dealing with DSS, family members, society at large ? and their own internal issues or guilt or shame?.
More here.
This one paragraph, coupled with bits and pieces from her article highlighted both our strengths and needs:
? The need for a resource like Parents in Adult is timely and relevant.
? I have my work cut out for me ensuring that people both know about and can easily utilize the resources found within the PIA website.
? There is a general lack of legal information available specifically to parents working in our industry.
? The psychologists are going to play a key role in the evolution of PIA.
? In order for PIA to truly help it is going to require the active participation of both our staff and parents in every facet of our industry.
The first major update to the Parents in Adult website will take place on January 25, 2006 and specifically address the questions raised at the seminar as well as updating our sponsors. We will be updating the site every two weeks and look forward to your involvement as well as learning from you how PIA can be of service.