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Digital Seminar

Adoption and Foster Care

Strategies to Enter the Child’s “Internal World” Building Connection and Engagement

Speaker:
Jeanette Yoffe, MA, MFT
Duration:
2 Hours
Language:
Presented in EN, subtitles in EN, ES, DE, IT, and FR, handouts in EN, ES, DE, IT, and FR
Copyright:
29 Jun, 2022
Product Code:
POS059052
Media Type:
Digital Seminar


Description

For children adopted from birth or those who have experienced multiple foster care placements - their internal world is highly complex and ambiguous, from a child who remains with their family of origin. The foster and adoptive experience is considered adverse and traumatic.

By the time they are adults, they have endured separation from their birth family, adapted to a new family, grappled with fears and fantasies, questioned their identity, and need support navigating the lifelong search for self, “who am I and where do I belong?” If their “inner world” is left unacknowledged, this can cause lasting emotional, psychological, and behavioral issues.

View Jeanette Yoffe, child therapist who specializes in adoption and foster care derived from her own experience of being adopted and moving through the foster care system, as we delve into the “internal world” of adopted and foster care kids.

In this training you’ll familiarize yourself with new and imaginative ways for working with traumatized children and their families by utilizing Interventions to facilitate attachment, bonding and building strong families. Learn how to foster engagement and connection with the children you work with and gain unique strategies to help kids express anger, regulate affect, manage grief and loss...and assist kids in creating a new narrative to reorganize their internal world.

Credit


Self-Study Credit

This self-study program consists of 2.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary by country and local regulatory bodies. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your local regulatory organization to determine specific eligibility and requirements. 



Handouts

Speaker

Jeanette Yoffe, MA, MFT's Profile

Jeanette Yoffe, MA, MFT Related seminars and products

Yoffe Therapy


Jeanette Yoffe, MA, LMFT, earned her master’s in clinical psychology from Antioch University in 2002, specializing in adoption and foster care. With over 20 years of experience, she focuses on treating individuals with serious psychological issues stemming from abuse, neglect, adoption, or multiple foster placements.

As the founder of Celia Center, a Los Angeles-based non-profit, Jeanette supports all members of the foster care and adoption community, including birth parents, adoptees, and professionals. She is also the clinical director of Yoffe Therapy Inc., offering mental health services to families connected by foster care and adoption.

Jeanette’s personal journey as an adoptee and former foster child fuels her passion for this work. She has published resources like her one-woman show and children’s books on Amazon and has a YouTube channel named Jeanette-ically Speaking speaking about foster care, adoption and mental health. Learn more at www.jeanetteyoffe.com.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Jeanette Yoffe is the founder and executive director of Yoffe Therapy, Inc and Celia Center, Inc. She receives royalties as a published author. Jeanette Yoffe receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Jeanette Yoffe is a member of the Foster Care Alumni of America, the American Adoption Congress, the Concerned United Birthparents, and the North American Council on Adoptable Children.


Additional Info

Program Information

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.

 

For a more detailed outline that includes times or durations of time, if needed, please contact cepesi@pesi.com. 


Objectives

  1. Develop knowledge of new tools and interventions to use specifically with children who have been adopted and/or in foster placement.   
  2. Assess the “internal world” of an adopted or foster child’s grief and loss.  
  3. Integrate 2 strategies to foster engagement, connection, and trust with resistant children.  
  4. Demonstrate 4 creative therapeutic interventions to use with children in order to help them express anger, regulate affect, and manage grief and loss. 

Outline

The “Internal World” of an Adopted or Foster Child  
  • Explore internal family systems 
  • Create a cohesive narrative 
  • Externalize internal thoughts and feelings 
Play-Based Interventions for Children over 5   
  • Express anger  
  • Regulate affect  
  • Manage grief and loss  
Foster Engagement, Connection and Trust with Resistant Kids  
  • Take the shame out of “talking” about their early life transitions 
  • Boost creativity through non-verbal directives 
  • Create an environment of “play without pressure 
Structured Treatment Activities, Examples, Detailed Handout  
  • Goals of treatment  
  • Materials needed    
  • "How to" approach for each methodology 

Target Audience

Professionals working in the field of adoption and foster care or those wanting to learn more about this population and gain competency working with families connected by adoption and foster care

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