I spend a large part
of my week helping singles and couples create or enlarge their families. This
includes exploration of adoption options, alleviating anxieties, guiding them through
every day parenting and educating extended family members. I also consult with colleagues. I serve on the boards of several adoption and
fertility organizations and donate my time to local adoptive parent support
groups. Every week, I visit homes for homestudy interviews and meet new
children at post placement visits.
In training the new
generation of social workers, I have taught not only the specifics of adoption
work, but the sensitivity needed to work with adoptive and birth parents, their
children, extended family members and communities. How we talk and interact
with others is critical. In addition to
providing information, we also must allow our clients space for
self-determination and choice.
Not everyone likes
their job. I love mine. Adoption is part of my soul. It’s not only the way I have earned a living
for the past 33 years, but also the way I have built my own family.
If I have been
involved in your adoption, I hope I have been helpful in supporting your
journey to parenthood. If you have worked with another social worker, I hope
they have provided whatever support and information you may have needed.
As I always tell
those I work with, I am here, today, tomorrow and in the years to come.
Adoption adds a layer of complexity to any family. If you ever have a question,
wonder if something is adoption related or just need someone to listen or a shoulder
to lean on, I am here for you. Perhaps, that’s why there is often a hug at the
end of many of my family visits.
Kathy Ann Brodsky, LCSW is a New York and New Jersey licensed social worker, adoptive mom and advocate for ethical adoption practice. Through her private practice and agency affiliations, she has prepared thousands of adoption homestudies, counseled expectant, birth, pre/post adoptive parents and adopted persons, as well as trained professionals to work with adoptive families. She was Director of the Ametz Adoption Program of JCCA and a member of the Advisory Board for POV’s Adoption Series and the Adoption Advisory Board of Path2Parenthood, She is currently a Adoption Professional Advisory Council of HelpUSAdopt , a member of the Advisory Board of the Family Equality Council and active in the Adoptive Parents Committee in New York. Her blogs and written contributions can be seen throughout the Internet, including her BLOG and as Head Writer for ADOPTION.NET She was named an “Angel in Adoption” by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption in 2001. You can reach her directly EMAIL
Kathy Ann Brodsky, LCSW is a New York and New Jersey licensed social worker, adoptive mom and advocate for ethical adoption practice. Through her private practice and agency affiliations, she has prepared thousands of adoption homestudies, counseled expectant, birth, pre/post adoptive parents and adopted persons, as well as trained professionals to work with adoptive families. She was Director of the Ametz Adoption Program of JCCA and a member of the Advisory Board for POV’s Adoption Series and the Adoption Advisory Board of Path2Parenthood, She is currently a Adoption Professional Advisory Council of HelpUSAdopt , a member of the Advisory Board of the Family Equality Council and active in the Adoptive Parents Committee in New York. Her blogs and written contributions can be seen throughout the Internet, including her BLOG and as Head Writer for ADOPTION.NET She was named an “Angel in Adoption” by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption in 2001. You can reach her directly EMAIL
