Description
In this two-part course from 2019, Dr. Amy Groessl shares her research and insights into two adoption related issues. In Part One, she discusses how mental health clinicians and professionals working in adoption-related fields can develop a better understanding of how Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders may impact a child and their family. In part two, she will and guide us through some of the motivations behind and the ramifications of adoptees searching for their biological parents.
THIS IS A TWO-PART COURSE. If you have already taken Adoption Issues: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome some of this course will be a repeat.
Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses.
This CE program is designated as beginner.
CE Content Category: Clinical
Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded audio with transcript.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support.
Author Bio
Subject Matter Expert:
Dr. Amy Groessl, PhD, currently provides psychotherapy, clinical supervision, and consultation in a private practice in Chicago. She was director of the therapy program at Children's Research Triangle (CRT) for 11 years providing direct services and managing local and federal funding grants, which included a seven-year project with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Besides her clinical work, Dr. Groessl trains locally and nationally on topics about individuals who have experienced pre- and post-natal trauma, attachment, neuroscience, and adoption related topics.
DR GROESSL'S EDUCATION
- PhD, Institute for Clinical Social Work - Chicago, IL
- Certificate in Genealogical Research, Boston University - Boston, MA
- MSW, University of Illinois at Chicago - Chicago, IL
- BSSW, Loyola University Chicago - Chicago, IL
Interviewer:
Barbara Alexander, LCSW, BCD, is a graduate of the Smith College School for Social Work and the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Program of the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis. After working for 13 years in child psychiatric settings and 30 years in private practice, she is now founder and president of On Good Authority, and an expert interviewer.
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Learning Objectives
Based on the content of this course, I can/am:
- Articulate the impact of adopting a child with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder on a family, particularly the attachment issue
- Summarize the 'adoption triad'
- List the three diagnostic criteria for fetal alcohol syndrome
- Explain the major areas of focus for the treatment of individuals with fetal alcohol syndrome
- Recognize the implications of alcohol intake during pregnancy
- Assist adoptive parents develop a narrative about the adoption
- Describe the implications of finding one's biological family on their sense of identity
- Examine motivations and concerns of adoptees when searching for their biological families
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