The Healing of Attachment Wounds
Description
This session covers:
- Core issues that impact children and adults involved with foster care and adoption.
- Understanding how these issues impact attachment and overall development.
- Take away strategies that support healing and integration, empowering children and families touched by foster care and adoption.
This event is directed toward clinicians, case workers, attorneys, Head Start workers, and early childhood professionals.
Previously recorded on October 9, 2025.
Continuing Education Credits or Certificate of Completion
Speaker(s)
Briana Woodside is a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Briana joined MECC with 15 years of experience working with children and families, specifically in the field of adoption. Through this work she supported all members of the adoption constellation in navigating their roles and understanding and honoring the child’s perspective and experience. Briana has received certification in TAC (Training for Adoption Competency) and enjoys working with birth parents, adoptive parents and adopted persons. Briana is trained in CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), CPP (Child Parent Psychotherapy), PCIT (Parent Child Interaction Therapy), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing),and is a trained facilitator of COSP (Circle of Security of Parenting).