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Pre-Recorded Homestudy

Clinical Issues in Adoption Through the Lifespan


Topic Areas:
Adoption
Categories:
Pre-Recorded Homestudy
Speaker:
Sharon Stein McNamera Ed. D., LP
Duration:
3.0 Hours
License:
Never expires.



Description

Originally presented live on June 5, 2020

The psychological treatment of adoptees is complex and varied across the lifespan. The “whole person in the family” will be reviewed from the perspective of the child, adolescent and adult. Much depends on the early childhood experiences of the adopted person and the environment of the adoptee before and after the adoption. International and transracial adoptees have extra factors that affect their psychological health and well-being. This program will provide a big-picture, broad overview of the psychological stress and mental health issues that affect many adoptees across the lifespan. This program will focus on snapshots of interventions for early childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. The underlying assumption is that adoption causes a type of early developmental trauma for the adoptee. This lens allows psychologists to see that adoption affects the person across the lifespan.

This session is at the intermediate level and is designed for psychologists and other mental health professionals.

Objectives:

  1. Recognize the developmental challenges that are common to adoption.
  2. Explain the importance of family cultural competency in families with transracial or international adoptions.
  3. List the ways that adoption is a lifelong process for all members of the adoption triad.
  4. Describe how early development trauma is likely to affect many adoptees.

Credits


VT Psychologist

Courses sponsored by the Vermont Psychological Association are pre-approved for continuing education for psychologists by the Vermont Board of Psychological Examiners.  This course qualifies for 3 continuing education credits.

VT LICSW

Continuing education courses sponsored by the Vermont Psychological Association are pre-approved by the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation for continuing education credit for licensed independent clinical social workers in Vermont.  This course provides 3 CE credits for Vermont licensing.

 

VT LCMHC/LMFT

This course has been approved for continuing education credit by the Vermont Board of Allied Mental Health and earns 3 continuing education credits.

 

Psychologists (Homestudy)

The New Hampshire Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  The New Hampshire Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this course and its content.

Completion of this course earns 3 continuing education credits.  Psychologists licensed in states which approve courses sponsored by APA-approved sponsors may earn homestudy continuing education credit for taking this course.

NH LICSW

The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. These credits are also accepted by the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice for clinical social workers licensed in New Hampshire, as provided in Mhp 402.02(b)(1).  The course qualifies for 3 continuing education credits.

NH LCMHC

The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. These credits are also accepted by the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice for clinical mental health counselors licensed in New Hampshire, as provided in Mhp 402.02(b)(1).  The course qualifies for mandated credit types as follows:

Ethics: 
Suicide Prevention: 

MA LICSW

The Vermont Psychological Association is approved to offer continuing education to licensed clinical social workers by the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation, and is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education to psychologists.  This course thus qualifies for 3.6 continuing education credits for Massachusetts licensed clinical social workers in Massachusetts under 258 C.M.R. §§ 31.04(2)(d), 31.04(5).

MA LCSW

The Vermont Psychological Association is approved to offer continuing education to licensed clinical social workers by the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation, and is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education to psychologists.  This course thus qualifies for 3.6 continuing education credits for Massachusetts licensed certified social workers in Massachusetts under 258 C.M.R. §§ 31.04(2)(d), 31.04(5).


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Speaker

Sharon Stein McNamera Ed. D., LP Related Seminars and Products


Sharon Stein McNamara, Ed.D., LP, recieved her Doctor of Education from Harvard University, Graduate School of Education, and has trained as a developmental psychologist and worked with families in the adoption field since 1993. Dr. Stein McNamara has worked with many adult adoptees struggling with identity issues and helped support them through search and reunion with their biological parents. Dr. Stein McNamara has a special interest in helping adolescent adoptees cope with depression and identity issues.

The speaker has indicated they do not have any conflicts of interest.


Course Objectives

Objective 1

Recognize the developmental challenges that are common to adoption,


Objective 2

Explain the importance of family cultural competency in families with transracial or international adoptions.


Objective 3

List the ways that adoption is a lifelong process for all members of the adoption triad.


Objective 4

Describe how early development trauma is likely to affect many adoptees.