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Allison Maxon

Chief Operating Officer
National Center on Adoption and Permanency
Country or state 
United States (California)
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City 
los angeles
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Languages 
English
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Bio

Allison is a clinician, educator and advocate specializing in attachment, development and trauma. She is passionate about creating Systems of Care that are trauma informed and strength-based. She has expertise in the fields of child welfare and mental health with 25 years of experience in all aspects of the non-profit sector including executive leadership, program development, board/staff training and engagement, and philanthropic partnering. She is currently the Chief Operating Officer for the National Center on Adoption and Permanency. She is co-author and master trainer of Kinship Center’s ACT: An Adoption and Permanency Curriculum for Child Welfare and Mental Health Professionals (48 hrs), co-author and master trainer of Pathways to Permanence: Parenting the Child of Loss and Trauma (21 hrs) and creator of 10 Things Your Child Needs Every Day; a video training tool that assists parents/caregivers in strengthening their attachment relationship with their child.

She has presented at national, state and local mental health and child welfare conferences including the Child Welfare League of America, the North American Council on Adoptable Children, San Diego County Children’s System of Care Training Academy and the prestigious Georgetown University National Symposium on Children’s Mental Health Systems of Care.

Current position (1)

Chief Operating Officer

National Center on Adoption and Permanency

Degrees (1)
MS
California State University, Fullerton
1989 to 1991

Presentations

Presentations (1)
Attachment and Child Development

We are social-emotional beings with an innate need to connect and form meaningful relationships. Every interpersonal skill that is required in order for us to be successful in creating and sustaining these relationships must be learned. The baby/infant brain is primed to learn, attend and absorb. The baby/infant brain is born with 100 billion neurons. And while this is quite amazing, it is only the beginning of the story. What can parents, teachers and mentors do to maximize all aspects of a child's development . . . more than you think!

Workshops (1)
Desperately Seeking Attachment: How Trauma and Neglect Disrupt Attachment
4 hours
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We are social-emotional beings with an innate need to connect and form meaningful relationships. Every interpersonal skill that is required in order for us to be successful in creating and sustaining these relationships must be learned. Trauma, neglect and multiple disruptions in attachment relationships have a significant negative impact on a child’s ability to learn these interpersonal skills. In fact, many of these children develop defensive strategies to avoid interpersonal relationships. To understand the complex emotional and behavioral problems our children are struggling to overcome, we must know how to create, facilitate and sustain the relationships they need to connect, heal and thrive.

Past talks (4)
Embedding Adoption Clinical Competence Across Communities
Child Welfare League of America Conference
Washington DC
2017
Lying, Stealing and Manipulating: What To Do With Challenging Behaviors
North American Council on Adoptable Children
Atlanta Ga
2017
Desperately Seeking Attachment: Understanding How Trauma & Neglect Disrupt Attachment
Penny Lane Training Academy
Los Angeles
2017
Adoption & Permanency Clinical Training
San Diego Health and Human Services
San Diego
2017
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Books & Articles (3)

Attachment and the Developing Child
Children Learn What They Live
What To Do With Challenging Behaviors

Expertise (20)

Health & Well-being
Mental health Children attachment Emotional Intelligence Trauma Informed Care depth psychology Parenting child development Child Trauma adoptive parenting foster parenting Childhood trauma Family Engagement Adolescent Therapy Family child welfare Adoption child abuse and neglect Child and Youth Development

Awards & certifications (1)

Angels in Adoption Award 2017
Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute
2017
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