Who is Maris Blechner?
Maris H. Blechner, M.Ed., LCSW, is a well-known and well-respected educator, consultant, and motivational speaker who has spent many years in the child welfare field, as an adoptive parent, agency Executive Director, and wide-ranging speaker and trainer.
She is now doing independent work, and finds that she has a great deal to offer. Whether teaching at a social work school, training foster and adoptive parents, helping agency staff with tough cases and doing advanced training for them, or doing a lunch or dinner speech in many venues, helping caregivers of all types learn to take care of themselves, Maris is ready to work.
What Maris Offers
Training Foster & Adoptive Parents
Maris trains foster and adoptive parents, helping them navigate the child welfare system with confidence and compassion. Her workshops offer practical tools and moving, hopeful perspectives on resilience.
Agency Consulting & Advanced Training
Helping agency staff with tough cases and providing advanced training for child welfare professionals. Maris brings decades of experience as an agency Executive Director to every engagement.
Speaking & Keynotes
From lunch speeches to dinner keynotes, Maris speaks in many venues, helping caregivers of all types learn to take care of themselves. She is known for her high energy, humor, and informal style.
Maris on
The Moth
Maris was recently featured in an episode of The Moth Radio Hour — a storytelling program broadcast on public radio stations across the country.
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