This page is a description for a free live webinar scheduled May 28, 2025 from 1-2:30pm Eastern Time. If you'd like to register for the live webinar, you can do so here: https://adoptioncouncil.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DOEaGRTAS5SkU4USyDpAMw

Foster and adopted children are more likely to experience mental health challenges due to their histories of trauma, separation, and loss. To effectively support youth with complex mental health needs, it is essential for professionals and caregivers to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to understand and address these needs. This webinar will explore common mental health concerns in adopted children and provide strategies for support, with specific discussion of trauma-informed treatment approaches and key considerations for both medical and holistic models of interventions. The presenter will address frequently asked questions and considerations caregivers may have in determining effective approaches for children.

Susan K. Taylor, M.S. - CRAFFT Coordinator, Radford University

Webinar length: 90 minutes

After attending this recorded webinar, professionals will be able to:
• Identify mental health concerns commonly faced by foster and adopted children due to early traumatic experiences.
• Describe strategies for providing effective mental health support to children who have experienced early adversity.
• Explain the implications of using psychotropic medications in treating children who have faced trauma.
• Distinguish between medical and holistic models of interventions, addressing key considerations and questions in determining effective treatment approaches.

Course level: Beginning, Intermediate
Cost to register: FREE
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National Council For Adoption 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-0681. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 contact hours.

In order to receive their contact hours, attendees must participate in the entirety of the webinar training, have their attendance verified and complete a course evaluation. Upon completing these items, attendees will receive their contact hours certificate of credit to the email address provided at registration.

The live webinar will also include an interactive time where attendees can submit questions for response in real-time. To participate in this live webinar, attendees must have the Zoom application downloaded to their device.

Please note that NY contact hours will only be offered for the live webinar. For more information, please visit the FAQ tab. For additional information on the instructors please visit https://adoptioncouncil.org/staff/susan-k-taylor/.