Member Since: Oct. 06, 2009
Deborah Gray
Biography
Deborah D. Gray, MSW, MPH, founder of Nurturing Attachments, is a clinical social worker specializing in the areas of attachment, grief, and trauma. She has spent 20 years counseling children and families, specializing in children who are fostered or adopted. Her private practice philosophy is one of empowering parents with information and techniques so that their skills and styles are used in meeting the needs of their children. Her passion is to help children and their families to develop close, satisfying relationships
Deborah is a popular presenter due to her practical approaches of promoting attachment, shaping behavior, and working through trauma and grief. She teaches in the Cascadia /Northwest Adoption Resource and Portland State University Post-Graduate Certificate Programs in Foster Care and Adoption Therapy. She has keynoted national conferences including Joint Council of International Children’s Services (JCICS), American Association of Adoption Attorneys (AAAA), Midwest Adoption Conference, ATTACh, and Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption.
Deborah received her Masters in Social Work from Syracuse University as well as a Masters in Public Administration in Health Care from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. She is a licensed social worker and licensed mental health counselor in the State of Washington. She has also been a therapeutic foster parent.
Deborah Gray is the author of the best-selling book, Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents, 2002, and Nurturing Adoptions: Creating Resilience after Neglect and Trauma, 2007, which was a 2007 Benjamin Franklin Award finalist for best professional book. Both of her books were published by Perspectives Press, Inc.
Deborah is a popular presenter due to her practical approaches of promoting attachment, shaping behavior, and working through trauma and grief. She teaches in the Cascadia /Northwest Adoption Resource and Portland State University Post-Graduate Certificate Programs in Foster Care and Adoption Therapy. She has keynoted national conferences including Joint Council of International Children’s Services (JCICS), American Association of Adoption Attorneys (AAAA), Midwest Adoption Conference, ATTACh, and Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption.
Deborah received her Masters in Social Work from Syracuse University as well as a Masters in Public Administration in Health Care from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. She is a licensed social worker and licensed mental health counselor in the State of Washington. She has also been a therapeutic foster parent.
Deborah Gray is the author of the best-selling book, Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents, 2002, and Nurturing Adoptions: Creating Resilience after Neglect and Trauma, 2007, which was a 2007 Benjamin Franklin Award finalist for best professional book. Both of her books were published by Perspectives Press, Inc.
Where to find Deborah Gray online
Website: http://www.deborahdgray.com