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Here you can find various contributions to and from the media.
Jeanette Yoffe is frequently requested to speak in the media on many different topics related to Adoption and Foster Care. She speaks, as a former foster youth and adoptee expert, community leader, as well as educating and advocating to foster change in the child welfare system today.
To have Jeanette on your Podcast or Guest on your Show
contact TV Guestpert Bookings Department
310-584-1504 | Or email info@yoffetherapy.com
Watch On T.V.
Check out Jeanette Yoffe on the TV show Raising Whitley on the Oprah Winfrey Network
Listen To Podcast
Listen to Jeanette Yoffe on the Podcast "Adoptees On"
Talk about complex trauma.
Awards
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In 2006, Jeanette was honored with a ‘Foster Care Hero Award from the County of Los Angeles for her work with children in Los Angeles County working as a foster care social worker with Southern California Foster Family and Adoption Agency.
Animations
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What is Foster Care? For Kids! Premiered August 2021. Jeanette-ically Speaking Youtube Channel.
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What is Adoption? For Kids! Premiered November 2020. Jeanette-ically Speaking Youtube Channel.
AudioBooks
Publications
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The Therapist Magazine. Understanding the Transition from Foster Care and Adoption From Both Personal and Professional Perspectives. November/December 2019.
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Fostering Families Today Magazine. Attachment and Trust Techniques that Truly, Madly, Deeply Meet the Needs of Your Foster and/or Adopted Child, Tween and Teen. October 2019.
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Lifelines Magazine Bethany. Reframing the Story. Spring of 2018. - CLICK HERE TO READ
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Post Institute Inner Circle Magazine. 10 Tips for Keeping Your Cool as a Parent. Winter 2012.
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Post Institute Inner Circle Magazine. Hold Onto My Feelings: Attachment Intervention. Summer 2014.
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North American Council on Adoptable Children, Adoptalk Speak Out Corner. Chosen Child. Winter 1999.
Books Published
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What is Adoption? For Kids! Yoffe Therapy Inc. November 9, 2021.
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What's Your Name, Who's Your Daddy? A-One Woman Show About Growing Up in Foster Care and Adoption Amazon Publishing. September 2019.
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Lulu Publishing. Groundbreaking Interventions: Working with Traumatized Children, Teens and Families in Foster Care and Adoption. August 2014.
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Published Anthology Book - "Listen" Read Jeanette Yoffe's Excerpt "The Audition."
Blog Articles
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Open Adoption Best Practice: Repairing the Corrective Emotional Experience. September 2018.
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Attachment and Trust Techniques That Truly, Madly, Deeply Meet The Needs. May 14, 2019
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Why Some Adoptees Are Not Ready for Reunion. November 23, 2019.
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The Chronicle of Social Change. Finding a Voice and Strength Inside. June 15, 2014.
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The Chronicle of Social Change. My First Journey in Child Welfare. May 27, 2014.
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The Chronicle of Social Change. Becoming Whole: My Journey in the System. May 19, 2014.
Television
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Lifestyles Magazine. Orphans, Foster Children and Adoption Segment. March 2021.
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Spectrum News Los Angeles. How Families Can Manage Stress During the Pandemic. March 2020.
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Fox 5 Las Vegas News. How to Help Children With Stress. June 2020.
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ABC 10 News Sacramento. Stress Bags for Your Child. February 2020.
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TLC Television Channel. Long Lost Family “Am I Who I Think I Am.” Season 1, Episode 5. Premiered April 3, 2016.
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Raising Whitely, Docu-series on the OWN Network. Featured in the Webisode, “Kym Gets Support From Other Adoptive Parents.” Premiered December 2013.
Webinars
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National Adoption Conference 2020. Open Adoption Open Foster Care.
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Kidsave International. General Experiences with Adopted Children.
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Kids in the House Online Parenting Resource. Featured Expert on Adoption.
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Pennylane. Transracial Adoption Training.
Podcasts
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The Roundtable Talk Show. Episode 24. November 2021.
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Her Success Story. Being the Change You Want to See In The World. February 2021.
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Creating a Family Radio Show/Podcast. What's It Like to be in Foster Care? July 2021.
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What's the Difference? Podcast. Foster Care & Adoption & Mental Health. January 2021.
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Full Potential Parenting Summit. Dealing with Aggression in Children. May 2019.
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OvercomingOdds. Finding the Strength Within. March 2019.
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AdopteesOn. Starting a Support Group. January 2018.
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AdopteesOn. Understanding Complex Trauma. February 2018.
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Post Inner Circle. Best Practice for Treating the Attachment Challenged Child. November 2017.
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Post Inner Circle. Finding Strengths Within Your Child. June 2016.
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Post Inner Circle. Jeanette’s Story for National Adoption Month. Interview with Bryan Post. November 2010
Radio
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Radio Health Journal. The Psychology of Adoption: Birth Mothers. August 2021.
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Genesis Communications Radio. Bright Side Radio Show. The Trauma of Displaced Children. October 21, 2020.
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MHNR Network. Mental Health Radio Network. Foster Care and Mental Health. Featured Guest.
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WESU/Wesleyan Radio, 88.1 FM. Transracial Adoption Expert Interview. Interviewed and discussed the psychological, emotional, and systematic issues in the current Foster Care System. December 1, 2015.
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KISS FM. Interview w/DJ Boy Toy Jesse on Kiss FM Radio Show. Fostering Imagination- Talking with Foster Youth. February 11, 2011.
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The New Projects Radio, 830AM. Foster Care Awareness Month Radio Show. Interviewed and discussed the psychological, emotional and systematic issues in the current Foster Care System. May 23rd, 2010.
Press
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Cronkite News Arizona PBS. Child Welfare Systems Face New Challenges During Pandemic. August 2021.
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The Argonaut Newsweekly. A Constellation of Creativity. Celia Center Arts Festival interview. April 10, 2019.
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The Los Angeles Times. Internet Lifts Shroud of Secrecy in Adoption. Interviewed by Emily Alpert Reyes. Published December 11, 2013.
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Backstage Magazine. Creativity and Depression. Lost Vouchers. March 17, 2010
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St. Mary’s College Magazine, in*tense. “What’s Your Name, Who’s Your Daddy?” A theatrical play about one child’s journey through foster care and adoption. Published in 2001.
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The Jewish Journal. Are You My Mother? The odyssey of one adoptee serves as a healing lesson for others. Interviewed by Naomi Pfefferman. Published July 30, 1999.