LIVE: Adoption-Informed Counseling: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Adult Adoptees
November 14, 2024 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Pacific
November 14, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Pacific
1 hour | 1 CE
Live Training via Zoom
Susan Branco, PhD presents a live virtual professional training program on Adoption-Informed Counseling: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Adult Adoptees.
Adopted populations are more likely to seek behavioral healthcare services than non-adopted populations; however, many providers do not have training to meet the specific needs of adoptees. The presenter will offer an overview of adoption-informed tenets, competencies, and interventions that will support mental health providers in working with adoptees. Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to implement adoption-informed interventions.
This training is intended for beginner to intermediate practitioners, including counselors-in-training, Individual, family, and couple counselors, in Independent, group, and or community mental health settings.
Program outline:
- Stats about adoptees in the US and globally as applicable
- Rationale for increased behavioral healthcare seeking for adoptees
- 7 Core Issues in Adoption (Roxia & Maxon, 2019)
- Adoption informed competency areas (Baden et al., 2015; Atkinson et al., 2013)
- Adoption-informed assessments and how to implement using a composite case study
Intended Audience
This live program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals.
Experience Level
This live program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Presented By
Susan Branco, PhD
Susan Branco, PhD, LPC (VA), LCPC (MD), NCC, ACS, BC-TMH, (she/her/ella), is a transracial and transnational adoptee from Colombia, South America. She is an advocate for increased adoption related research and training within counselor education and is passionate about improving mental health outcom...
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe two reasons adult adopted populations may seek behavioral healthcare at a higher rate than non-adopted persons
Describe 7 core issues in adoption
Describe three mental health competency areas to provide adoption-informed care
Describe at least two adoption-informed interventions they can use immediately in their practice
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