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By In Faith Integration

Religious, Spiritual, and Cultural Influences of Dysphagia

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By In Faith Integration

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

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By In Adoption & Foster Care

Memorable messages regarding adoption and religion: Perspectives of adult adoptees

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Long-term follow-up of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) with adolescent adoptees Adoption & Foster CareChildhood AdversityPapers & Presentations

Long-term follow-up of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) with adolescent adoptees

Emily Helder, Francie Bailey, Ana Li Warners, & Chloe Vallance Full TextDownload Abstract The present study sought to demonstrate the long-term impacts of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS; Laugeson et al., 2010) among adolescent adoptees struggling to navigate peer…
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January 25, 2024
Promoting the thriving and belonging of nonbinary and gender diverse people in our communities and families Articles & EssaysFaith 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…
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January 16, 2024
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