Date/Time
3 CEs
Adoption is a lifelong experience that deeply influences identity, relationships, and mental health. Most professionals are already working with adopted clients without realizing it, as many do not readily disclose their adoption status. Yet many clinicians lack formal training in adoption-related issues. While personal experience or connection to adoption can provide valuable insight, it is not enough to ensure competent care.
This workshop provides foundational knowledge for developing adoption competency—a specialization requiring awareness of intersecting issues such as identity development; search and reunion; transracial and international adoption; family enmeshment; search and reunion; secrecy; trauma; and co-occurring concerns like suicidality, self-harm, PTSD, and disordered eating.
Participants will gain essential skills through lecture, case studies, and interactive discussion, leaving with a clearer understanding of what adoption-competent care entails and how to move toward it in practice.
Target Audience: Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists, anyone interested in the subject matter
Location: Virtual
Sponsored By: University of Maryland School of Social Work
Cost: $70.00-$90.00
For questions, email cpe@ssw.umaryland.edu