November 7, 2019

All Day

Venue

NASW-NYC Chapter Office


50 Broadway, Suite 1001 New York, New York 10004

212.668.0050

Marie Dolfi, LCSW will be presenting “Adoption Search and Reunion: A Clinical Perspective” for New York City National Association of Social Workers on Thursday, November 7, 2019. The training will be from 10 am- 5 pm at NASW’s office at 305 7th Avenue, 13 floor. The training is open to social workers who are NASW members and the general public.

The adoption search and reunion training will cover:

  • 1)     Reasons adoptees and birth parents do a search and reunion
  • 2)     Helping adoption triad members prepare for an adoption reunion
  • 3)     Understanding the complexities of reunion relationships, including trauma, boundary issues, and genetic sexual attraction
  • 4)     Society, adoption practices, and extended families influences on birth parents and adoptees
  • 5)     Key factors in successful reunion relationships
  • 6)     Adoption reunion stages
  • 7)     Social worker’s role in helping clients with their adoption search and reunion experiences
  • 8)     Therapy considerations for birth parents and adoptees in an adoption reunion

To learn more about the training visit https://www.naswnyc.org/event/AdoptionSearch

Please note: priority registration is given to NYC-NASW members until October 17, 2019.