talking with children about foster care and adoption
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Talking with Children About
Foster Care and Adoption
Christina Bast, MSW, LICSW and Kelly Pieper, MSW, LICSW ONLINE WEBINAR
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (Central Time)
Fee
$18 per person; $30 webinar + CD
CEUs are available for an additional $30/person
Certificates of Attendance will be distributed
Register online at www.mnadopt.org/post-adopt-training/
Questions? Contact Janet Hammer at 612-746-5125 or
Creating
Permanency,
Empowering
Families
Whether your child verbalizes it or not, children who have been adopted or placed in foster care do think about their past.
Children sometimes wonder: Why was I placed for adoption? Did my first parents love me? Do I have brothers and sisters?
Meanwhile, caregivers with children on the permanency spectrum often ponder: When do I start talking about their birth
family? Should I tell my child all of the details—even the painful ones? What if I don’t know any information at all? As
clinicians or caregivers, we need to be thoughtful about how we share truth with the children we care for. This 90-minute
online webinar will provide the framework for how to talk to your children about adoption and foster care. This training
will include the following objectives:
Foundational and anecdotal principles from clinicians, adoptive parents, and adoptees Practical tools to facilitate communication using the developmental perspective How to promote a healthy family environment or conducive therapeutic setting
Date
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Time
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (Central Time)
Online
All you need is a computer with
internet access and telephone
Christina Bast, MSW, LICSW is a clinical supervisor and outpatient therapist at Fraser. Christina
completed the Center for Adoption Support and Education’s Permanency and Adoption Competency
Certificate Course at the University of Minnesota in 2013. Christina has experience providing individu-
al and family therapy, preschool mental health day treatment, psychoeducation groups, and collabo-
rative services. Christina’s passion for her clients anchors her conviction to advocate for family cohe-
siveness and healthy connections for parents and children across the permanency spectrum.
Kelly Pieper, MSW, LICSW is an associate mental health professional and serves as an outpatient
therapist at Fraser. She also provides preschool mental health consultation to the Anoka Washington
Head Start program. Kelly completed the Center for Adoption Support and Education’s Permanency
and Adoption Competency Certificate Course at the University of Minnesota 2013. Kelly’s current
therapy course load includes children and family on the permanency spectrum, from foster care
through adoption. Kelly enjoys helping families and service providers understand the unique needs of
children through their permanency journey.