Past Workshops

Lectures, workshops and other presentation that I have conducted include the following:

Talking with children about adoption" presented with Reuben Pannor at the American Adoption Congress"

Talking with Children About Their Origins: Adoption, Donor Insemination, Egg Donation and other Reproductive Technologies

"Talking with Children about Foster Care, Fost-Adopt and Adoption" presented for local county services.

Self Esteem in Adopted Children

Adoption in the Lesbian and Gay community

Talking with children about Transracial Adoption and raising children adopted transracially, trans-culturaly, and through international Adoption.

Spirituality and Adoption, "The Adoption Unity Gathering" 2001 and 2002"

Transracial Adoption in the Jewish Community

Professional presentations include:

"My Thoughts on Adoption" a presentation for professionals in honor of Adoption awareness month, 2001. (published in the PACER newsletter, Spring 2002.

"Counter transference with Adoptive Parents"

Working with Gay and Lesbian Adoptive Parents: An In-service focused on "alternative" families, cultural competence, and adoption home studies.

"Talking with our children about Open Adoption." Spring 2002.