Join us for a FREE AFTER SCHOOL SNACK
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 • 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Kennedy Secondary School Otter Conference Room, Fergus Falls
Topics covered will include:
• Adoption and psychosocial development
• When behaviors become a concern
• Mental health disorders related to adoption
• Support and resources
About the presenters: Erin Swenson, MSW, LICSW has 10 years of experience
working with adolescents and their families in the school, home and outpatient settings. Erin is currently an outpatient therapist and children's day treatment therapist for Lakeland Mental Health Center. Sheri McKeever is an EBD teacher in Fergus Falls and was born to an unwed mother, two years after Roe v. Wade. Thankfully her mother chose adoption as her response to an unwanted pregnancy. Hear more about Sheri's firsthand experience with adoption, identity and feelings she encountered along the way.
This session is FREE and open to the public. Elementary and high school teachers, students, paraprofessionals, parents, and other community members are encouraged to attend! Certificates of attendance for clock hours will be provided.
The Brown Bag Speaker Series is brought to you by the Children's Mental Health Local Advisory Council (LAC).
For more information contact the coordinator by phone at 218-731-4163 or by email at patrick@prtel.com