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Understanding the Needs of Adopted Children & Families

Friday, October 23, 2015

 

The MSU School of Social Work is excited to announce the upcoming program.

Date: Friday, November 13 , 2015

TimeRegistration 8:30 AM Program 9:00 AM- 4:30 AM

Location: Western Michigan University, Beltline Conference Center, 2333 E. Beltline Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI

Description: The experiences that children and families have before, during, and after adoption impact how they approach treatment. Professionals who want to maximize their effectiveness with adoptive families need to have an understanding of the complexity of the adoption experience for children and families they are working with. This training will provide information about the impact of the adoption process on children and families, common and lifelong issues that all adoptees and adoptive families face, and the trauma experience that adopted children and their families share. Trauma symptoms and the impact of trauma on the development of adopted children will be the focus as well as trauma-informed treatment strategies. In a case-driven experience, participants will complete a trauma assessment and design trauma-informed interventions based on an adoptive family case study designed to present the unique needs and trauma issues that are common to adoptive families.

CE faculty: Rosemary Jackson, LMSW, ACSW, is currently faculty and an instructor at Michigan State University's School of Social Work. She has many years of experience as a trainer, consultant and program developer, and is a recognized as an expert in the field of adoption. She currently offers post adoption services to adult adoptees and families who have adopted internationally. Rosemary has developed curriculum for clinicians and parents to address the post placement needs of foster and adoptive families. She has also developed and delivered training materials on a variety of child welfare topics including supporting families after adoption; attachment; grief and loss; effects of trauma on child development; and understanding the impact of the child welfare system on children and families.
 

Register online herehttp://socialwork.msu.edu/ceu/register.php  Search Course #3917

To receive in-service training credit, your training facility coordinator must document completion on OTP/JJOLT. For questions regarding documentation of in-service training on OTP/JJOLT contact the Help Desk at DHS-CWTIOTP@michigan.gov or call (313) 465-2603.    

Please note that while this conference is free of charge, travel and accommodation costs are the responsibility of the attendee.

Registration for this conference will begin at 8am, and the conference will close at 4:30pm. Attendees are expected to attend the entire day to receive in-service training credit.

To receive in-service training credit, your training facility coordinator must document completion on OTP/JJOLT. For questions regarding documentation of in-service training on OTP/JJOLT contact the Help Desk at DHS-CWTIOTP@michigan.gov or call (313) 465-2603.