Maris Blechner, M ED, LCSW, presents as an adoptive and birth parent, an educator, a social worker, and a nationally respected speaker and trainer on child welfare issues. She has more than 31years of professional experience in public adoption.
Maris was one of the founders of Family Focus Adoption Services, the high energy level NY State adoptionagency that she has directed for the last 24 years. She has been the Vice President of the North American Council on Adoptable Children and the NY State Adoption Action Network and is a Board member emeritus of NY State APC.
She also sits on a variety of work groups dealing with the improvement of adoption. Most importantly, Maris defines herself as a child advocate, well trained in grass roots community activism.
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Mingle with adoptive parents and hopeful parents following this presentation.
