Impacts of DNA Testing on Adoption Search and Reunion
Length: 1 hour, 30 mins. 48-hour access begins upon checkout.
This webinar will provide information to families regarding DNA testing and its impact on adoptees.
Participants will learn the following:
- The types of tests available, information each provides, and how access to others (DNA matches) is facilitated
- The ethical and privacy issues involved in the use of DNA testing
- The numerous scenarios/outcomes that can be experienced as a result of searching using DNA as well as being found
- The practical piece as well as the emotional challenges for adoptees and their families
Presented by: Susan LaVigna, LCSW-C, C.A.S.E. with guest panel moderated by C.A.S.E. CEO Debbie Riley, LCMFT