ADOPTION TRIAD CONNECTION

The ADOPTION TRIAD CONNECTION is a group for adult members of the triad. (adoptees, birth parents and adoptive parents)

We deal with:
• Looking for medical history
• Curious about searching
• Been "found" by birth relatives & unsure of procedure
• "Emotional rollercoaster" of reunion
• Education, support, and resources
• Sharing perspectives on adoption

Group led by Leslie Pate Mackinnon, L.C.S.W.
PLEASE CALL 404-603-5335 TO RESERVE A PLACE AND GET DIRECTIONS

www.adoptiontriadconnection.com

THE GIRL CONNECTION  

On-going Saturday workshops for latency aged, female adoptees.

Click here for more info on the Girl Connection.

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

Shedding Light On The Adoption Experience Conference
“THIS MUST BE LOVE.”
September 25, 2010
New York, N.Y.

CUB Retreat
Leslie will be speaking with Nancy Verrier and John Sobraske.
October 15-16, 2010,
Carlsbad, Calif.

PREVIOUS SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

April 2, 2008, Gainesville Book Club, Gainesville, Ga.,
“The Girls Who Went Away.”

May 9, 2008, Catholic Charities, Atlanta, Ga., 
“Adoption Searching & Reunion.”

June 12, 2008, Family’s 1^st Adoption Conference, Atlanta, Ga.,
“Ethics in Adoption.”

July 14, 2008, Family’s 1^st, Atlanta, Ga.,
“Identity:  Helping Kids Connect the Dots.”

July 23, 2008,  Cottonwood Sponsored Breakfast, Atlanta, Ga.,
“In Plain Sight.”

September 12, 2008, Cottonwood de Tuscon Treatment Center,
Phoenix, Arizona,
“Treating the Adopted Adolescent and Adult.”

Oct. 24, 2008, St. John’s University, New York, N.Y., 
“In Plain Sight;  The Adopted Adolescent in Residential Treatment.” 

November 7, 2008, Catholic Charities Open Adoption Conference, presenting with Jim Gritter,
“The Nuts and Bolts of Openness.”

November 15, 2008, Hunter College, Adoption Competency Training,
“Changing Role of the Birthparent in Adoption Planning.” 

December 6, 2008,  Impact Training, Atlanta, Ga.,
“Historical Role of the Birthparent in Adoption.”

February 13, 2009, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. 
“The Birthparent Response to Placement; Voluntary or Involuntary” 

February 24, 2009,  ACTION Conference, Boston, Ma. 
“Swimming Upstream;  Why It is to Difficult to Treat the Triad.”   

March 7, 2009, University of Georgia Graduate School, Atlanta, Ga.,
Examining the “New Field of Treating Families
Conceived by Third Party Reproduction.”

March 20, 2009, Peachford Psychiatric Hospital Series, Atlanta, Ga.,
“The Psychological Issues Surrounding Adoption.” 

March 27, 2009, Atlanta, Ga., Atlanta Association of Sex Therapists, “Adoption and Genetic Sexual Attraction.”

April 24, 2009, American Adoption Congress Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, “Hello, I Think I Love You;  GSA.”

May 29, 2009, Ft. Davis, Texas, High Frontier RTC,
“Adoption and Adolescence.”  

Nov. 2, 2009, Duluth, Ga., Gwinnett Technical College,
“Adoption & Third Party Reproduction.”

November 14, 2009 Rochester, N.Y.,
Adoption Resource Network Conference,
“Where Do Babies Come From; The Real Truth About Today’s Families.” 

December 4, 2009, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, La.,
"The Birthparent Response to Placement.” 

January 15, 2010, Duluth, Ga., Hand in Hand Adoptive Parent Support Group,  “Ask Leslie;  Open Questions on Adopted Children.”     

February 8, 2010, Atlanta, Ga., Family’s 1^st Agency,
“The Meaning of Birthparent in Your Child’s Life.” 

March 12, 2010, Hillside   Hillside Adoption Competency Certification Training Program, “The Real Truth About Today’s Families.” 

September 25, 2010, Shedding Light On The Adoption Experience Conference, New York, N.Y., “This Must Be Love.”