Comprehensive Adoption-Competent Clinical Assessments 9/22/26
Date: September 22, 2026
Time: 11:00am - 6:00pm EST/10:00am - 5:00pm CST/9:00am - 4:00pm MST/8:00am - 3:00pm PST
Faculty: Dr. Kate Murray
This 6-hour advanced course builds upon the assessment tools introduced in National Adoption Competency Mental Health Training Initiative (NTI) and explores key areas critical to effective assessment.
Through case-based learning, small group discussion, and real-world application, you'll gain tools and strategies to:
Navigate diagnostic considerations in adoptive family contextsAssess both children and parents with a trauma-informed lensExplore effective intervention optionsApply new knowledge to your own client work and reflect with peers
Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your clinical practice with research-backed, adoption-focused insights.
This course is valued at $350. Use the promo code NTIACADEMY at checkout to register for free.
About the Faculty:
Kate Murray, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and Director of the Post Adoption Support Services at the Center for Child & Family Health, where she oversees the provision of family support and mental health services to adoptive families. She draws her expertise in the provision of adoption-focused mental health from her years of experience serving families and supervising clinicians, as well as the completion of rigorous training through the Center for Adoption Support and Education (CASE) and the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC). Dr. Murray is an experienced trainer involved with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), offering trainings in trauma-informed care for resource parents (foster, adoptive, and kinship caregivers), for trainees and mental health professionals, and other multidisciplinary professionals. Dr. Murray trains clinicians in and provides the early intervention model Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC). She is also experienced in providing evidence-based interventions to traumatized children and families, such as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). She has published several research articles and other publications related to child welfare, adoption, clinical assessment, and the evaluation of trauma-informed interventions. She received her doctorate in school psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Comprehensive Adoption-Competent Clinical Assessments 9/22/26
This 6-hour advanced course builds upon the assessment tools introduced in National Adoption Competency Mental Health Training Initiative (NTI) and explores key areas critical to effective assessment.
