WHEN: 4th Wednesday of the Month at 6:00 PM (EST) *First meeting is 4/22/26

WHERE: C.A.S.E. Office, 3919 National Drive Suite 200, Burtonsville, MD 20866

COST: FREE!

Transracial Adoption/Guardianship Parent/Caregiver Support Group
This drop-in support group will provide a space where interracial adoptive parents and guardian caregivers of children (and adults) of all ages can share their experiences about parenting children of a different race, while fostering a sense of community. This is a FREE support group, thanks to funding by MDPPS.

ABOUT THE FACILIATOR:

Carmen Rickman, DSW, LCSW-C, serves clients throughout Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. She has provided mental health services to children, teens, families, and groups in various therapeutic settings, providing in-home, outpatient, and residential mental health therapy. Carmen has experience working with anxiety, adjustment disorders, depression, trauma, abuse and neglect, and attachment concerns. Carmen is trained in Adoption Competent Therapy, Attachment-Focused Family Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Sandtray Play Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy and Theraplay to facilitate positive change, growth, and healing with her clients. She is passionate about helping individuals and families develop the tools and skills necessary to cope with challenges and identify and explore strengths that lead to improved self-worth and quality of life. Carmen views therapy as a collaborative process and welcomes the involvement of family members, care providers, and medical professionals. Carmen specializes in providing trauma therapy to teens and adults.