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Why Adoption Doesn't Erase Trauma: The Role of Memories
Learn how BioSocial Cognition helps adoptive parents understand and work with a child's past trauma...

Accrescent Institute
Aug 124 min read


Making a Difference for Children in Foster Care: A Commitment
Join us for an insightful conversation with our founder, Thomas C. Rector, as he shares insights on - and his commitment to - making a difference for children and youth in the foster care system.
We discuss why a commitment to children in foster care matters, including the unique challenges foster children and youth face as they navigate the foster care system and eventually age out into adulthood.
Listen in to the video recording or read through the transcript...

Accrescent Institute
May 1715 min read


A Family Focused Approach to Open Adoption
In this short insightful discussion, Thomas C. Rector shares his personal evolution from initially resisting open adoption to embracing family in a way that prioritizes the vital connections between adopted children and their birth families.

Accrescent Institute
May 15 min read


Adoption & BioSocial Cognition: Interview with Thomas C. Rector
Thomas C. Rector shares how his family's adoption journey influenced his parenting and the role it played in developing BioSocial Congition

Accrescent Institute
Nov 2, 202425 min read


Del Norte Unified School District Coffee & Conversation Podcast (and Transcript)
Christine Slette & Thomas C. Rector share their experiences with CASA and supporting the community in positively impacting youth...

Accrescent Institute
Apr 13, 202414 min read
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