NACSW produces a monthly podcast currently available only to members (samples to friends). In an effort to make more of our resources available to the general public, however, we are pleased to offer a free full podcast to the general public each quarter. We hope you enjoy what you hear and that you'd consider joining NACSW today.
Friday, August 2, 2013
Adoption and Faith: Perspectives Informed by Alan Keith-Lucas
Listen to this sample of Helen and Beth Harris talking about Adoption and Faith originally recorded on April 30, 2012. Twenty minute audio samples of NACSW podcasts are available to anyone while the full length podcast is available only to members.
Podcast Summary: This session will articulate the practice principles of Alan Keith-Lucas on the integration of faith and practice, the valuing of birth families, the concepts of reality empathy and support as relevant in the adoption experience. The focus will be on the impact on faith of seeing oneself as a child of God, understanding God's valuing of substitute families and birth families and the use of Christ centered principles for managing challenging interactions. Participants will discuss closed and open adoption, the decision to search or not, principles for re-establishing contact and managing value differences. Practice tips and opportunities for discussion around the application of these principles will be included.
The full audio was originally published as the August 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
