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She will also cover important shifts in understanding what adopted persons need in therapy, highlighting adolescence and young adulthood. Utilizing clinical examples along with research and video clips, to illustrate key mindset shifts and a way to cultivate attunement for聽therapists.聽The complexity of race and culture in transracial families will also be explored, along with specific developmental tasks for adoptees in the teen聽years聽and beyond.聽Naftzger will highlight the resource聽of narrative therapy, rebuilding identity and,聽utilizing聽goals of being authentic, empowered and connected as collaborative goals in the treatment.聽

Part of the聽Child and Adolescent Seminar Series.

Workshop Information

Date

March 26; April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; May 7, 14, 2025

Time

7:45 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. EST

Location

Online, live via Zoom

CEUs

12 CE credits available for NYS: Psy, SW, MHC, MFT & Psychoanalysts and APA: Psy

Fee

$600

Registration will close 48 hours before the start of the event.

Speaker

Katie Naftzger, LICSW

Katie Naftzger, LICSW,聽Korean-adoptee, is the author of 鈥淧arenting聽in the Eye of the Storm: The Adoptive Parent鈥檚 Guide to Navigating the聽Teen Years.鈥� She has maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Newton,聽MA, for over 20 years, where she sees adoptees and families. Katie has led online groups and has two online course for adoptive parents. Currently, Katie facilitates a psychotherapy group for adult adoptees, and is developing on an online training for clinicians and organizations that serve those who are adopted.

Katie co-presented at the Westchester Institute for Training of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy,聽鈥淭he Arc of Adoption.鈥澛燢atie聽is a presenter and instructor at the Psychodynamic Couples and Family Institute of New聽England (PCFINE) in MA, where she co-teaches the 鈥渞ace in couples work鈥� course聽and was a discussant for an interracial couple鈥檚 case presentation. Katie is聽a consultant and presenter for A Home Within, a national organization that offers pro聽bono therapy for current and former foster care youth. She can be heard on the聽鈥淐reating A聽Family,鈥� podcast.

Credentialing Information

天美传媒 is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. 天美传媒 maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 天美传媒, Derner School of Psychology, is recognized by the New York State Education Department鈥檚 State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0024 and by the New York State Education Department鈥檚 State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0607 and by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0185; for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0083; and for licensed psychoanalysts #P-0058.

Disclaimer Statement

This continuing education seminar, seminar instructor/s, and the Postgraduate Programs as the seminar鈥檚 sponsor, receive no commercial support for the content of instruction (e.g., research grants funding research findings etc.), or benefit for endorsement of products (e.g., books, training, drugs, etc.) that are known to present a conflict of interest.

Cancellation Policy

Full refunds are issued for cancellations made up to 7 working days before the event. Cancellations of less than 7 days for any reason, or no-shows are not refunded. Credit towards a future event/workshop are issued for cancellations less than 7 days and up to 24 hours before the event. No credit is issued for cancellations less than 24 hours before the events or no-shows.