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By Emily Helder In Adoption & Foster Care

Memorable messages regarding adoption and religion: Perspectives of adult adoptees

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By Emily Helder In Adoption & Foster Care

Adoption and Religion

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Faith Integration Talks & Lectures

Help or Harm: How churches and families can choose to respond

Hesed Project Panel discussion Listen as three excellent panelists answer viewers’ questions about the help or harm that can result from the responses of churches and families to LGBTQ+ members and those who love them. “Spaces for open conversation helps. Communities that operate on silence…

Emily HelderJune 5, 2024

Articles & Essays Faith Integration

Promoting the thriving and belonging of nonbinary and gender diverse people in our communities and families

by Emily Helder Originally published in Reformed Journal I’m a college professor, which means I have a front row seat to the experiences of young adults. I love the job because I get to witness and speak into their lives at a crucial stage of…

Emily HelderJanuary 16, 2024

Adoption & Foster Care Articles & Essays Childhood Adversity

Navigating your child’s birth-parent curiosity

Emily Helder, PhD, LP Originally published by Family Fire In my work as a clinical psychologist who focuses on adoption and foster care, I often find myself in conversations with adopted children and adolescents as they process the reasons for their relinquishment and adoption placement.…

Emily HelderMay 11, 2023

Faith Integration Talks & Lectures

The Act of Leaving Well

Honors Convocation at Calvin University - April 28th, 2023 Faculty Remarks given by Emily Helder, PhD https://www.youtube.com/live/tKY9M2G9e0c?feature=share&t=1155

Emily HelderMay 4, 2023

Faith Integration Talks & Lectures

The role of religion and faith in the psychological and spiritual lives of LGBTQ+ persons

Presentation: Emily Helder & Ellie Jones Abstract: A growing body of research is examining the role that religion, religious communities, and faith experiences play in the psychological functioning of LGBTQ+ persons (Brewster, 2015; Lefevor, 2021, Levy, 2013). Findings have revealed a complex interplay of religion…

Emily HelderApril 18, 2023

Adoption & Foster Care Faith Integration Podcast & Radio Interviews

Adoption Roundtable: Religiosity and Adoption

Season 1, Episode 25: Dr. Elisha Marr & Dr. Emily Helder discuss research regarding religiosity and adoption. Dr. Marr outlines the findings from existing nationally representative datasets regarding the link between religious affiliation and likelihood of pursuing adoption, linking this with macro level trends such…

Emily HelderMarch 22, 2021

Adoption & Foster Care Childhood Adversity Podcast & Radio Interviews

Adoption Roundtable: International Adoption

Season 1, Episode 24: Dr. Marta Reinoso outlines trends in international adoption in Spain and globally. She then moves on to discuss the role of attachment and bonding within the family system following international adoption, emphasizing the need for adoptees to develop both their individuality…

Emily HelderMarch 9, 2021

Adoption & Foster Care Podcast & Radio Interviews

Adoption Roundtable: Early Growth and Development Study

Season 1, Episode 23: Dr. Amy Whitesel describes the work that she and her colleagues in the Early Growth and Development Study have been conducting. The EGDS is a longitudinal study that includes birth/first families, adopted individuals and their adoptive parents. Dr. Whitesel begins by…

Emily HelderFebruary 22, 2021

Adoption & Foster Care Childhood Adversity Podcast & Radio Interviews

Adoption Roundtable: Parenting Stress in Adoptive Families

Season 1, Episode 22: Dr. Marta Santos Nunes describes the research on parenting stress among adoptive families. She identifies ways that parental factors, such as expectations and parental warmth, and child characteristics, such as behavioral challenges and age, interact in complex ways to predict parenting…

Emily HelderFebruary 8, 2021

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Congenital disabilities and gender non-conforming identities as parts of God’s intended creation

Memorable messages regarding adoption and religion: Perspectives of adult adoptees

Adoption and Religion

Help or Harm: How churches and families can choose to respond

Promoting the thriving and belonging of nonbinary and gender diverse people in our communities and families

Navigating your child’s birth-parent curiosity

The Act of Leaving Well

The role of religion and faith in the psychological and spiritual lives of LGBTQ+ persons

Adoption Roundtable: Religiosity and Adoption

Adoption Roundtable: International Adoption

Adoption Roundtable: Early Growth and Development Study

Adoption Roundtable: Parenting Stress in Adoptive Families

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