Brooke Skinner-Drawz, MSW
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Brooke Skinner-Drawz, MSW |
Brooke received her MSW with a concentration in Direct Practice with Families and Children from UNC-Chapel Hill; she is a Licensed Graduate Social Worker. She is currently pursuing her PhD with a Marriage and Family Therapy specialization at the University of Minnesota. Brooke is a research assistant with the MN/TX Adoption Research Project. Her work focuses on the impact of a couple's experience of infertility on subsequent relationship development with adoptive children, as well as communicative openness in adoptive kinship networks. She has done clinical work with children, adults, couples, and families in a variety of settings; currently she is the practicum therapist at Dakota Valley Psychologists in Apple Valley, MN.
C3, C4
Session Descriptions:
C3
Exploring Your Options: Which Type of Adoption is Right for You: International or Domestic, adoption of one child or a sibling group of 2 or more, adoption through foster care, adoption of a special needs child? Panelists will share of their personal experience with different types of adoptions and offer support for parents ready to choose their particular path for adoption. Panelists: Vivian Medeck, mother to four adopted children, two through “fos-adopt.” Also, Debie Pope, mother to nine children, two of who are in heaven and six are adopted. She and her husband are founders of the non-profit, Faith in God Missions Non-Profit Adoption Agency.
Facilitator: Brooke Skinner, LGSW
C4
Room for More?: Adding to Your Family Through Adoption: The decision to adopt for the first time or again impacts each person in your family. Making these choices involves understanding the positive and challenging changes your family will encounter, different forms of adoption, open adoption options, and identifying the kind of family atmosphere and relationships you hope to foster within your new family. Brooke Skinner, LGSW, gives guidance and insight for those considering growing their family through adoption. Panelists: Elizabeth Peterson, RN, mother to two daughters whom she adopted internationally.