Maria Kroupina: Supporting Positive Mental Health Outcomes for Adoptees

Dr. Maria Kroupina, a pediatric psychologist at the Adoption Medicine Clinic at the University of Minnesota and the director of the Birth to Three Program and the Early Child Mental Health Program, discusses her role in promoting positive mental health outcomes for adoptees. She describes the history of the Adoption Medicine Clinic and the research and clinical work conducted by their team. She outlines her own role in supporting parents to provide a buffering relationship for their children as they encounter and cope with stressors. In discussing the interdisciplinary work at the clinic, she highlights the role of attachment and specific intervention approaches used by their team to support children following early experiences of abuse and neglect. For more information and a transcript visit emilyhelder.com