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Finding an Adoption-Competent Counselor

By Eleanor Beeslaar, HRI Graduate Assistant Once adoptive families decide to seek help from a professional counselor, it can be challenging to know how to start or where to look for a counselor who can best serve their needs. HRI

Adoption-Informed Family Counseling

By Eleanor Beeslaar Family counseling is a wonderful tool for all families, but it can be especially helpful for adoptive families as they adjust to postadoption life, go through different life transitions, and experience challenges unique to the adoption process.

Common Challenges for Adoptive Families

By Eleanor Beeslaar, HRI Graduate Assistant Adoption is a beautiful process that brings joy, hope, love, and security to the families and children who find one another through this path. However, just like any other family going through a transitional

Family Counseling for Adoptive Families: Series Introduction

By Eleanor Beeslaar, HRI Graduate Assistant Adoption brings families together in many different ways and for a variety of unique reasons. It can involve bringing children to the United States from another country or adopting domestically. Some families may adopt

Happy Thanksgiving!

Remember to show your gratitude to the people you love this Thanksgiving!

2/12/19: HRI Lived Experiences Professional Training: The Roller Coaster Ride of Infertility

Professionals who work with individuals, couples, and families facing infertility and impaired fertility should understand the full range of experiences and emotions that may occur. Join HRI and our partners at the Guilford County Coalition on Infant Mortality, the March

There Is No Shame

Why is Counseling Helpful?

Counseling provides a unique opportunity to receive assistance when experiencing distressing emotions, life challenges, or a desire for self-growth and improvement in different areas of our lives. It can be difficult to know how to navigate these tricky emotions or

3/8/19: Sesame Street in Communities Professional Training

This training is free, although advance registration is required via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sesame-street-in-communities-resources-for-mental-health-professionals-tickets-52368852648. Mental health professionals who wish to receive a certificate for 1.5 NBCC-approved contact hours can pay the $15 continuing education fee here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/continuing-education-fee-for-ssic-mental-health-professionals-training-tickets-52368985044.