Continuing Education

April 21

You are invited to a…

Nazareth College CAT Workshop:

"Touched by Adoption: Why You Should be Using a Trauma Informed Approach when Working with Clients"

Date: Friday, April 21, 2023

Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Where: Nazareth College, 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618

Medaille Hall, Formal Lounge

Campus Map: https://maps.naz.edu/#medaille-lounge

Cost: Professionals - $ 60.00, Students - $ 15.00, Nazareth Faculty - Free

Registration is limited to 80 participants! Register by April 19th:

tinyurl.com/TouchedbyAdoption

Continuing Education:

3 NYS CEs available for LCATs, LMHCs and Social Workers. All participants will receive a certificate of completion.

Course Instructor:

Megan Montgomery, LMSW, TCTSY-F is the International Adoption Coordinator for Adoption STAR, provides Consultancy services in her private practice and is a Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator certified through The Center for Trauma and Embodiment at JRI in Brookline, MA. As an avid speaker and educator, Meg also frequently speaks at adoption related conferences, provides adoption related workshops for families, as well as providing pre and post adoption counseling.

Course Description:

Adoption is not a one time event, rather it is a lifelong process that impacts more than the individual who is adopted. Working with adopted people and their extended biological and adoptive families requires training and awareness of attitudes, perspectives, beliefs, and values that shape everything social workers do. This workshop will introduce you to the impact of adoption on various members of adoption relationships and provide concrete reasons why using a trauma informed approach is necessary.

Objectives: At the end of this course, participants will be able to…

1. Identify the primary members of adoption relations

2. Identify the unique loss experienced through adoption

3. Identify reasons why a trauma-informed approach is necessary

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Schedule:

9:00 AM ‒ Welcome and introductions
9:15 - 10:30 AM ‒ Introduction to types of adoption and the member of adoption relationships; begin to discuss grief and loss
BREAK
10:45 - 12:00 PM - Continue grief and loss in adoption and using a trauma-informed approach to providing services

Cancellation and Refund Policy:

Written cancellation must be received via email by November 9th for the full refund of the workshop fee. Please send an email to Colleen Weldgen (cweldge7@naz.edu) if you need to cancel. Programs may be canceled by the Nazareth College Creative Arts Therapy Department based on low attendance. Full refunds will be issued.

Statements of Relationship:

Nazareth College is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Creative Arts Therapists. #CAT-0036

Nazareth College is recognized by the New York State Education Department State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Mental Health Counselors. #MHC-0222.

Nazareth College is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Social Workers #SW-0482.