reFRAMED Podcast Presented by the Gladney Center for Adoption

Resources:The Gladney Home Sensory RoomsWebsite - Stacy's Sensory SolutionsFacebook - Stacy's Sensory SolutionsThe Gladney Home

Speaker:Bill Porter, MA has 20 years of experience in providing counseling, support and advocacy to at-risk children, youth, and families. Bill joined the Gladney Family in 2013 and he spends most of his time leading his team in providing “best practices” to adoptees, birth families and adoptive families. Bill has been trained through the Trust-based Relational Intervention TBRI® at Texas Christian University and has provided clinical supervision and consultation in evidenced based programming. Bill received his Bachelors of Arts in Religion from Southern Nazarene University and his Masters of Education in Counseling from North Texas University. Safety:A child has to feel safe physically and emotionally. We underestimate fear and anxiety. If you are never available for your child as a safe base, then you're not doing your job as a parent. Connection:Find ways to engage with your child even though you might be rejected. One of the most important things to remember is that it's never your child's responsibility to find ways to connect with you. It's your responsibility to find ways to connect with your child. What does your child like? What does your child want to do?When you have your safety and your connect working, then you get to do the other parenting stuff like correcting. Resources:The Power of Showing Up, by Daniel J. Siegel MD, Tina Payne Bryson PhD, et al.Gladney UniversityThe Power of Vulnerability: Teachings of Authenticity, Connection, and Courage, by Brené Brown

Resources:Parent Goals: The Millennial’s Guide to New Parent Preparedness, by Lindsay C.M. GarrettLindsay's WebsiteInstagram - @lindsaycmgarrettGladney University - Join Lindsay as she provides a wonderful training in January 2022.Produced by Gladney Center for Adoption

Meet our Season 3 Host, Tiffany Anderson! LinkedIn ProfileEmailLet us know topics you'd like us to cover on Season 3 by emailing [email protected]!

Gladney University recently had the honor of presenting Bridging the Gap: Strengthening Competencies of Transracial Adoptive Parents. We enjoyed the training so much that we just had to continue the conversation.Resources: Ebony Mack, MSW. LinkedIn Rachel Garlinghouse, "Come Rain. Come Shine"Show Notes:1:58 - How do you prepare yourself to adopt transracially?3:05 - What are the biggest concern that children of color adopted by white parents express?4:06 - Should you talk about your child about race?5:25 - What would you share to an adoptive parent about adopting transracially?6:31 - What kind of mentors should you look for you and your child?7:07 - Do adoptive parents who adopt a child of another race need to be part of their child's race?8:01 - Do children of color want to be adopted by parents of another race?

On this Bonus Episode of reFRAMED we talk with two professionals who deal with Human Trafficking daily. You can't go more than a week without hearing a story on the news about human trafficking. You might think that this doesn't happen near you. Think again. For more information and resources, read our blog post. 

reFRAMED Podcast Host, Emily Morehead, LPC, talked with Jorge Gama, LPC-S, about secondary trauma. Secondary trauma has PTSD-like symptoms. Those that are affected by this type of trauma look at their life in a different way than they would normally after being affected by trauma. Watch and listen to their conversation. We are striving to make an impact in our world through creating conversations about topics that are important to you and yours. For contact information and additional resources, please check out the Show Notes.

Dr. Erin Espinosa joins reFRAMED Podcast Host, Emily Morehead, LPC, to talk teen girls in our juvenile justice system.  Girls in institutions are three times higher rate trauma than boys which predicts a longer stay. Watch and listen to their conversation. We are striving to make an impact in our world through creating conversations about topics that are important to you and yours. Learn more on Show Notes

Kris Bryant the Founder, Owner and Therapist at The DBT Institute of Oklahoma, joins reFRAMED Podcast Host, Emily Morehead, LPC, to talk about DBT Therapy. Watch and listen to their conversation. We are striving to make an impact in our world through creating conversations about topics that are important to you and yours. For resources and contact information, please check out our Show Notes.

Heather Rogers, LPC, Supervisor, Residential Services – Gladney Home, joins reFRAMED Podcast Host, Emily Morehead, LPC, to talk about birth parent grief. Watch and listen to their conversation. We are striving to make an impact in our world through creating conversations about topics that are important to you and yours. For additional information and resources, please visit our Show Notes.