Dr. Kathleen Bush is a Post Adoption Program Specialist for the Center of Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) working with the National Center for Enhanced Post Adoption Support. She is a consultant to the Texas Christian University Karyn Purvis Institute for Child Development, serves on the Attachment and Trauma Fellowship and Certification Program Advisory Council, and is a professional member of the Illinois DCFS Adoption Advisory Council. Dr. Bush co-authored START 24/7, used in Illinois and Michigan post-permanency support programs; a holistic program for providing assessment and therapeutic services for foster and adoptive families raising children with trauma. Dr. Bush co-authored Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) for Adopted Children Receiving Therapy in an Outpatient Setting. Dr. Bush is a trainer of therapists in integrative therapies, Reflective Supervision, Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), Mindfulness, Understanding Trauma, Creating a Trauma-Informed School Environment. Dr. Bush has a Master’s degree in counseling from Bradley University and a doctoral degree from Chicago School of Professional Psychology: International Psychology: Trauma -Services track. She has been working in child welfare with children with trauma and attachment issues since 1994.You have questions?
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Due to traumatic life experiences and compromised beginnings, many children who are adopted, who are being raised by relatives (kinship care), or have experienced foster care have higher risks for developmental, health, emotional, behavioral, and academic challenges.
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Individuals and participating family members received Adoption Competent Therapy in 2024.
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Parents and professionals registered for the Strengthening Your Family (SYF) Webinar Series in 2024.
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Children and families have received adoption-competent mental health services since 1998.
What People Are Saying About Us
Adoptive Family
“The support C.A.S.E. has provided to me, my husband, and our two adopted children has been phenomenal. ”
Adoptive Family
“NPAC post-adoption support coaches helped me obtain specialized services that my child needed. ”
Adoptive Parent
C.A.S.E. Client
“Great knowledge of the specific relationships, emotions, and phases of adoption through foster care; all of the resources for adoptive paren”
Adoptive Family
NPAC Client
“NPAC post-adoption support coaches suggested that my child may have sensory needs. We then sought help from an occupational therapist that h”
Strengthening Your Family Webinar Participant
“This was one of the best webinars I have been in! So many practical applications… Being able to walk away, not just with knowledge, but with”
Adoptive Parent
C.A.S.E. Client
“My son really enjoys his sessions and likes to talk about what his thinking and feeling with his therapist. he likes when the issues he is d”
Adoptive Family
NPAC Client
“NPAC post-adoption support coaches helped connect me to resources for specific disabilities for my child.”
Strengthening Your Family Webinar Participant
“The presenter was fantastic. She was extremely knowledgeable and engaging. She clearly had a passion for working with adoptive families/ad”
Adoptive Family
NPAC Client
“NPAC post-adoption support coaches provided language I could use in a student study meeting to acquire a 504 for my child.”
Adoptive Parent
C.A.S.E. Client
“The expertise of the therapists, the non-judgmental approach to helping parents, the compassion and understanding they show towards our fami”
Carter
C.A.S.E. Client
“At C.A.S.E., [my therapist] helps me understand adoption. She also helps me deal with behavior problems. I’m learning to express my feelings”
Strengthening Your Family Webinar Participant
“The presenter was down to earth and talked in a way I could relate to and understand the topic.”
Unique Challenges of Adoption & Foster Care
Mental Health Services
C.A.S.E. offers specialized adoption-competent in-person and teletherapy, case management, parent and teen support groups, and educational resources, including parent and professional trainings.
Webinars
C.A.S.E. offers in-demand and live webinars focused on a variety of relevant topics for adoptive, foster and kinship parents as well as the professionals who serve them.
Support Groups
C.A.S.E. offers a variety of free virtual and in-person support groups throughout the year including teen identity, parent led and caregiver support groups.
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