REGISTER NOW FOR OUR UPCOMING ACE LEARNING CENTER PROGRAM “CLINICAL PRACTICE WITH LGBTQ+ PATIENTS”. LEARN MORE!
REGISTER NOW FOR OUR UPCOMING ACE LEARNING CENTER PROGRAM “CLINICAL PRACTICE WITH LGBTQ+ PATIENTS”. LEARN MORE!
ACE Foundation Programs
Families created through adoption are not immune to the established family and community dynamics that affect all members. Some of these dynamics are transmitted from various generations, regardless of biology or genetics but often, nuances specific to families created by adoption are not always recognized or supported in current family theories and practice models. Therefore, adoptees, adoptive parents, and other family members can be further traumatized without this understanding in treatment. This presentation will discuss intergenerational trauma, its transmission in families, along with what therapists and clinicians can do to fully support families created by adoption in treatment.
*NYSSCSW Discount applies to NYSSCSW current members only.
**Student Discount only applies to full time students currently enrolled in social work and MHP master level programs.
Please register by Thursday, March 20 at 5pm.
St. Thomas Aquinas College in the Private Dining Hall at McNelis Commons College
Route 340
Sparkill, NY 10976
The Advanced Clinical Education (ACE) Foundation of the NYS Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0028; licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0045; licensed psychoanalysts #P-0017; licensed psychologists #PSY-0121; and licensed social workers #SW-0056.
Out-of-state providers are welcome to request a certificate upon completion of the presentation evaluation but must check with their own state licensing boards to inquire about whether or not the certificate is recognized as transferrable for CEs in their state’s jurisdiction.
1) Participants will learn how family dynamics might differ in adoptive families compared to non-adoptive families
2) Participants will gain the knowledge of therapeutic interventions and practices to utilize with adoptees and their families
3) Participants will view intergenerational trauma through the lens of adoption and consider the attachment implications
4) Participants will engage in case presentations for experiential learning
Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, licensed psychoanalysts, nurse practitioners and family and marriage/couple therapists and mental health counselors.
This seminar is appropriate for clinicians with all levels of experience.
Aminda Heckman is a Clinical Associate Professor at NYU Silver School of Social Work as well as the Director of the Child & Family Post-Master’s Certificate Program and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Family Social Work.
Dr. Heckman’s research interests include best practices for building healthier communities for children and their families; linguistically and culturally competent social work practice and education; mental health services in urban communities; and integrated primary and behavioral health. Her clinical experience includes inpatient pediatric psychiatry and outpatient adult mental health.
Dr. Heckman was recruited as a postdoctoral research fellow at the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research in 2014, and in that capacity, served as the Project Manager for a federal Human Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) grant aimed at training social work students and school/medical communities in integrated behavioral health. She later joined the full-time faculty and acted as the Rockland & Westchester Campus Coordinator of the School’s programs at Saint Thomas Aquinas (2017-2024) and Sarah Lawrence (2022-2024). She currently serves as the Chair of the Practice curriculum and Practice Electives.
Prior to NYU, Dr. Heckman was associate dean of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Mercy College, where she had previously served as Field Education Coordinator. She also was Assistant Director of Field Education at Lehman College before coming to Mercy. In 2007, she was recognized by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) New York City Chapter with its Emerging Leader in Social Work Award.
She received her PhD and MSW from Fordham University, and her BA from Ball State University. Her dissertation was entitled “Bilingual Social Workers in New York City: A Comparative Study Exploring the Benefits Accrued from Bilingualism and the Challenges Encountered in Their Work.”
Dr. Heckman has a robust private practice that specializes in reproductive health and adoption and is licensed in NY, NJ, CT, and IL.
Contact Hours will be awarded once the entire course is completed, as evidenced by signing in and out and completing a course evaluation. Certificates will be emailed approximately ten business days after the completion of the course.
ACE welcomes participants with diverse abilities. Please contact Kristin or Debbie at info.acefoundation@gmail.com, at time of registration, to request accessibility accommodations. Accommodation requests are considered in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA), Section 505 of the Rehabilitation ACT.
Cancellations made at least five days before the event will be refunded less a 10% cancellation fee. For cancellation please call 1-800-288-4279, or email us at info.acefoundation@gmail.com.
Should Inclement weather occur, we will be notifying all registrants via the email by which the registrant signed up. Please be sure to check your email before you leave for the course.
