The
last few months have been a whirlwind of activity and changes - with little
activity on my personal blog.
After
23 years as director of a NYC private adoption program, I decided to return to
private practice. The administrative tasks overtook my love of working directly
with families. I wanted to do more counseling, consultations on how to adopt
and homestudies and post placements. I wanted to be a more active part of the
adoption journey for many, and help them prepare for and ease into adoptive
parenting.
Vocabulary.com/dictionary
defines MAVEN as coming "from the Yiddish meyvn, meaning
"one who understands." But to be a “maven” you have do to more than
just understand a topic, you have to know it in all its intracasies. Mavens are
the people that you turn to as the experts in a field. You don't become a maven
overnight. That kind of expertise comes with an accumulation of knowledge over many
years.
That's
me.....Besides the 23 years of professional adoption experience, I have over 27
years of adoptive parenting experience. I have heard tens of thousands of
stories and helped pre-and post adoptive parents deal with questions or
concerns from others, talking to kids about their adoption, how and with whom
to share adoption information and helping individuals and couples figure out
which adoption process is right for them.
I
love adoption. It is in my soul. I have been:
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Conducting
adoption homestudies and post placement supervision
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Consulting with
and counseling families on how to talk to their kids and family members, answer
questions from strangers and which adoption process is right for them
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Writing
for Adoption.net and a contributing blogger for Path2Parenthood (formerly
American Fertility Association).
I
will continue to share what I know about the joys and challenges of adoption,
while making your path to parenthood and everyday parenting as smooth and
successful as possible.
Kathy Ann Brodsky, LCSW is a social
worker, adoptive mom and advocate for ethical adoption practice. She has
prepared thousands of adoption homestudies, counseled adoptive parents and
parents-to-be, and has trained professionals to work with adoptive
families. She was Director of the Ametz Adoption Program from March
1992 to March 2015. She is licensed in New York and New Jersey , was named an “Angel in Adoption” by the
Congressional Coalition on Adoption in 2001, Head Writer for Adoption.net, on
the Adoption Advisory Board of Path2Parenthood and has a private practice
in New York City
