First Friday Encore: : How to Help Families Formed by Adoption Navigate Post-Adoption Stress with Teens, Young Adults, and Beyond
Friday, May 13, 2022, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Category: Friday Forum Encore (CE)
Friday Forum Encore: How to Help Families Formed by Adoption Navigate Post-Adoption Stress with Teens, Young Adults, and BeyondFriday, May 13, 2022 This program will be held virtually via Zoom. Details with instruction on how to view the webinar will be sent to all registrants the day before the program (5/12). Program: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CT Friday Forums are cosponsored with the Metropolitan State University Psychology Department. About the Program: Families formed by adoption often have extra levels of stress as children reach the teenage and young adult years. Extra layers of complexity occur when families have additional burdens, for example, a transracially adopted child or child with special needs; parental factors, such as divorce; mental health issues with any member of the adoption constellation. Special attention will be paid to assessing suicide risk for teens and young adults who have been adopted, along with how to manage and help prevent suicidal depression. This presentation will look at research regarding the process of helping an adopted person face early and late adolescence, young adulthood and full adult development. The presentation will discuss how adoption is a life-long process and how mental health providers can help adoptees manage the choice regarding search and reunion with the birth family. At times, adopted persons may choose to limit or stop contact with their adopted parents, and the issue of how to manage limited or restricted contact will be addressed from each family member's perspective. The presentation will also discuss international adoption and difficulties regarding stigma, along with what restrictions there may be with various countries of origin on the search and reunion process. Case examples of adopted persons who have chosen to search with various results will be discussed. The issue of how to manage multiple families after reunion will also be addressed. The speaker has no conflicts of interest to report Participants will be able to: About the Presenter: The Minnesota Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Minnesota Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content. ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: If you need disability related accommodations to make this event accessible, please contact the Metropolitan State University Center for Accessibility Resources, 651-793-1549, or [email protected]. Registration Pricing:
*Retired members have the option to pay the regular member rate to receive CE credit or take advantage of the discounted price with no CE. MPA wants all members to have access to quality CE opportunities. If you are an MPA member and due to COVID-19 you are unable to work full time and can’t pay the full registration fee, please contact [email protected] to make other arrangements with staff. Click here for PDF program flyer and registration form. |