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.

Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded audio with transcript.

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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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