The Adoption Medicine Clinic Symposium

Overview

The Adoption Medicine Clinic Symposium: Helping Children Thrive is a one-day, hybrid conference for social workers, physicians, therapists, foster parents and parents of adopted children. Attendees will learn about the services provided through the Adoption Medicine Clinic, the positive impact that multidisciplinary medical care has on children that have been adopted or placed into foster care, and the benefits of early intervention across each of our team members’ specialized disciplines. 

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AMC Symposium 2023

The 3rd Annual Adoption Medicine Clinic Symposium was held on October 2nd, 2023. This information is not available for download or distribution without permission from the Adoption Medicine Clinic. All rights reserved to the Regents of the University of Minnesota.

Presentations:

  1. Teamwork Makes the Dream Work - Dr. Judith Eckerle, MD & Amy Bifulk
  2. Positive Identity Development of Children who have been Adopted or Fostered: What Parents, Social Workers & Medical Providers can do to help Support and Encourage - Dr. Kimara Gustafson, MD, MPH
  3. Relationship-base Framework for Understanding Regulation Development Among School-age Youth in Foster Care: Leveraging Collaborative Connections to Promote Growth - Dr. Kathaleen Stone, PhD, LP
  4. T(OT)al Care: Understanding the Benefits of Occupational Therapy in a Multidisciplinary Clinic Setting - Megan Bresnahan, OTR/L and Taylor Grootwassink
  5. Relationships Heal: Dyadic Interventions for Young Children with a History of Disruptions in Care - Dr. Nora Erickson, PhD, LP
  6. Understanding Psychotropic Medications and Their Use in Foster and Adoption Care - Dr. Adam Langenfeld, MD, PhD, FAAP
  7. Why Practice Multidisciplinary Medicine - Panel Session

Watch the 2023 AMC Symposium

AMC Symposium 2022

This was a 1-day educational conference for social workers, physicians, psychologists, behavioral therapists, occupational therapists and families to learn about AMC research, practices and advocacy. Through focused and collaborative sessions, attendees learned about the power of the AMC’s interdisciplinary team approach through a series of lectures, case studies and discussions. This year’s conference had a primary focus on school age children.

Importance of Medicine Specific to the Adoption & Foster Care Community

by Judith Eckerle, MD

AMC Symposium 2021

Helping New Foster and Adoptive Caregivers Learn About Their Child: Mental Health Evaluation

by Maria Kroupina, Ph.D.

Caring (and Caring) for Children who are Adopted or in Foster Care

by Kimara Gustafson, M.D., MPH & Megan Bresnahan, OTR/L

Dentistry & Oral Health: A Checklist for New Parents

by Jeff Karp, D.M.D, M.S.

 

Supported by:

The Adoption Medicine Clinic Symposium is made possible through the generosity of Dana Johnson Society members and support from the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families.