Paris Terrell, LMSW earned her Master of Social Work Degree at Boston University with a specialization in Child, Youth, and Families and her Bachelor of Science Degree in Family and Human Services at Towson University. Paris was drawn to social work at Towson University during her Family Law class after the class focused on adoption law. She has previous experience working with waiting adoptive families as they navigate through the adoption process, as well as providing individual, family, and group therapy to children, youth, and families in various settings. Most recently, Paris provided school based mental health services in Prince Georges County where she focused on crisis interventions in order to help support the students and school community. Paris enjoys working with transitional age youth with a strength-based and collaborative approach who are experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, and loss.
Thais Littleton earned a Bachelor of Arts in communication studies with a minor in marketing from San Francisco State University. She has over eight years’ experience supporting the youth’s social emotional development as a youth development specialist and program coordinator in the non-profit sector. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling at George Washington University. With its emphasis on holistic care and dedication to improving the field, C.A.S.E. is the perfect place for Thais to enhance her capacity to support youth and families. Thais’ approach draws upon family systems and attachment with a budding interest in somatic work and the mind-body connection. Thais collaborates with clients to integrate a holistic perspective of their story, helping them see themselves objectively and navigate life in alignment with their goals.
Prior to interning with C.A.S.E., Becky Sachs held numerous positions supporting women, children, and families in Washington, DC. Most recently, she worked in administration in the special education program at a bilingual Washington, DC public school. Prior to that, she started a business as an adoption doula providing hands-on support to newly adoptive families. She has also worked as a consumer advocate on a variety of issues including HIV research, prescription drug safety, and environmental conservation. She is fluent in Spanish and has had many opportunities to incorporate her Spanish into her work and interests, including supporting refugees and migrants arriving in the United States. Becky graduated from Hampshire College and is currently a second year MSW student at Howard University School of Social Work. Adoption, foster care, and kinship care are issues that Becky has long been interested in and she is very excited to be joining the C.A.S.E. team as a clinical intern.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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