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Speaking at 2022 Colorado CASA State Conference
"How Trauma Impacts Behavior: Implicit Memories and the 6 F's" Presented by Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker to the 2022 Colorado CASA State Conference The behaviors of children who have experienced trauma can be baffling to the adults around them, and it can be easy to forget that these behaviors may feel just as baffling to the…
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Virtual Adoptee Group – Adoptive Family
Virtual Adoptee Group – Adoptive Family
ENROLLMENT CLOSED FOR 2023 Group discussion focuses on “Adoptive Family” – Explore roles and relationship dynamics within your adoptive family. Join a series of virtual discussion groups for adult adoptees, with monthly themes based on the chapters of The Adoptee Self-Reflection Journal authored by Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker. Each group will be held the first Tuesday…
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Webinar – Group Therapy: Challenges and Antidotes to Joining or Starting Your Own Group
Webinar – Group Therapy: Challenges and Antidotes to Joining or Starting Your Own Group
Group Therapy: Challenges and Antidotes to Joining or Starting Your Own Group Adoptee Presenter: Pam Greenstone, MA, LPC Thursday, October 20, 2022 @ 10:00-11:00AM MDT REGISTRATION CLOSED Pam will share about her own personal and professional experiences in group therapy, list the differences between support and therapy groups, explore helpful aspects of group for the…
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Adoptees Like Me: Marie Discovers Her Superpowers – Live Virtual Reading (FREE)
Adoptees Like Me: Marie Discovers Her Superpowers – Live Virtual Reading (FREE)
BE THE FIRST TO GET A SNEAK PEEK OF THIS SPECIAL BOOK FOR YOUNG ADOPTEES — not yet released, but coming soon! Saturday, October 22 from 4:30 - 5:00 PM MDT Join Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker — author, international and transracial adoptee, adoptive parent, and psychologist — for a FREE live virtual reading of her debut…
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Keynote Speech and Breakout Session at Full Circle Conference
Keynote Speech and Breakout Session at Full Circle Conference
"From Struggles to Superpowers: Reframing the Seven Core Issues in Adoption" Keynote Speech Presented by Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker at the Nebraska Children's Home Society Full Circle Conference: SUPPORT FOR ADOPTIVE FAMILIES COMES FULL CIRCLE The seven core issues in adoption are often perceived as barriers to an adoptee’s ability to be healthy and successful. But…