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Emily Helder

Adoption Roundtable Podcast: An Economic Perspective on Ethics in Adoption Policy Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityPodcast & Radio Interviews

Adoption Roundtable Podcast: An Economic Perspective on Ethics in Adoption Policy

Season 1, Episode 12: Dr. Mary Hansen, professor of Economics at American University, describes her research and policy work in the area of child welfare. She outlines the important ethical tensions inherent in adoption and ways that an economic lens is helpful in understanding and…
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November 2, 2020
Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Behavioral and Emotional Outcomes for Adoptees Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityPodcast & Radio Interviews

Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Behavioral and Emotional Outcomes for Adoptees

Season 1, Episode 11: Dr. Hanna Raaska, Chief Physician at the Pediatric Neuropsychiatric Unit at Helsinki University Hospital in Finland and member of the Finnish Adoption Study Group, discusses her research regarding behavioral and emotional outcomes among internationally adopted children and the ways that adoptive…
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October 26, 2020
Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Post-Adoption Services Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityPodcast & Radio Interviews

Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Post-Adoption Services

Season 1, Episode 10: Dr. Darcey Merritt & Rachel Ludeke, LMSW discuss their research regarding post-adoption services, identifying ways that service needs may vary based on adoption type (private infant, domestic foster care, international). They outline barriers that exist for accessing various post-adoption services and…
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October 19, 2020
Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Supporting Positive Mental Health Outcomes for Adoptees Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityPodcast & Radio Interviews

Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Supporting Positive Mental Health Outcomes for Adoptees

Season 1, Episode 9: Dr. Maria Kroupina, a pediatric psychologist at the Adoption Medicine Clinic at the University of Minnesota and the director of the Birth to Three Program and the Early Child Mental Health Program, discusses her role in promoting positive mental health outcomes…
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October 12, 2020
Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Respecting Children’s Relationships and Identities in Adoption Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityPodcast & Radio Interviews

Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Respecting Children’s Relationships and Identities in Adoption

Season 1, Episode 8: Dr. Elsbeth Neil discusses the losses that children often experience in the context of adoption and the ways that continued contact with birth family & foster carers as well as policies around residential moves can mitigate or assist in coping with…
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October 5, 2020
Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Experiences of First/Birth Mothers through an Information Science Lens Adoption & Foster CarePodcast & Radio Interviews

Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Experiences of First/Birth Mothers through an Information Science Lens

Season 1, Episode 7: Dr. Rachael Clemens discusses her research, which uses an information science lens to more deeply understand the experience of first or birth mothers both before and after they make the decision to relinquish their child.  She highlights the information and resources…
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September 28, 2020
Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Sensory Processing and Adoptees with Disabilities Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityPodcast & Radio Interviews

Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Sensory Processing and Adoptees with Disabilities

Season 1, Episode 6: Megan Bresnahan, ORT/L, an Occupational Therapist at the Adoption Medicine Clinic at the University of Minnesota discusses her role at the interdisciplinary clinic and the value of multi-disciplinary assessment and intervention among adoptees and children in foster care. She provides valuable…
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September 21, 2020
Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Domestic Adoption in Ethiopia Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityFaith IntegrationPodcast & Radio Interviews

Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Domestic Adoption in Ethiopia

Season 1, Episode 5: Sebilu Bodja, MPA & Kristi Gleason, LMSW, outline Ethiopia's transition from being a sending country for international adoptions toward developing and prioritizing domestic foster care and adoption programs. They highlight ways that Bethany Christian Services has worked in partnership with the…
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September 14, 2020
Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Adoption Medicine and the Adoption of Children with Disabilities Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityPodcast & Radio Interviews

Adoption Roundtable Podcast: Adoption Medicine and the Adoption of Children with Disabilities

Season 1, Episode 3: Judith Eckerle, MD the Director of the Adoption Medicine Clinic at the University of Minnesota, discusses the adoption of children with disabilities and medical conditions. She outlines trends in adoption, pre-adoption preparation for families, and the evaluation and support of children,…
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August 27, 2020