Utilizing An Adoption Lens In Psychotherapy
In this course, Katie Naftzger, LICSW, will discuss themes for those who are adopted, and how they impact clinical work.
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 forĀ therapists.Ā The complexity of race and culture in transracial families will also be explored, along with specific developmental tasks for adoptees in the teenĀ yearsĀ and beyond.Ā Naftzger will highlight the resourceĀ of narrative therapy, rebuilding identity and,Ā utilizingĀ goals of being authentic, empowered and connected as collaborative goals in the treatment.Ā
Part of theĀ 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,Ā Korean-adoptee, is the author of āParentingĀ in the Eye of the Storm: The Adoptive Parentās Guide to Navigating theĀ Teen Years.ā She has maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Newton,Ā 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,Ā āThe Arc of Adoption.āĀ KatieĀ is a presenter and instructor at the Psychodynamic Couples and Family Institute of NewĀ England (PCFINE) in MA, where she co-teaches the ārace in couples workā courseĀ and was a discussant for an interracial coupleās case presentation. Katie isĀ a consultant and presenter for A Home Within, a national organization that offers proĀ bono therapy for current and former foster care youth. She can be heard on theĀ āCreating AĀ Family,ā podcast.
Credentialing Information
Ā鶹ֱ²„ is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Ā鶹ֱ²„ maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Ā鶹ֱ²„, Derner School of Psychology, is recognized by the New York State Education Departmentās State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0024 and by the New York State Education Departmentās 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 seminarās 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.
Program Contacts
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Contact
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Hy Weinberg Center 325