{"id":28,"date":"2015-07-14T15:13:42","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T15:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blechner.net\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2015-07-14T20:42:14","modified_gmt":"2015-07-15T00:42:14","slug":"what-do-other-people-think-of-her-work-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blechner.net\/?page_id=28","title":{"rendered":"What do other people think of her work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"x-section-1\" class=\"x-section center-text\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; border-style: inset; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px; border-color: #3d016b;  background-color: #e2e2e2;\"  ><div class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; \"  ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm left-text  x-1-1\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; \" ><blockquote  class=\"x-blockquote\" >\u201cMaris Blechner is the real deal.  She knows child welfare issues from the inside and out.  After leading an agency, being a parent, conducting workshop and giving keynotes, there is not much that Maris does not know.  She is a dynamic presenter, incredibly knowledgeable, and a wonderful professional who has dedicated her life and her career to child welfare.\u201d<cite class=\"x-cite\"><br \/> Gerald P. Mallon, DSW, LCSW <br \/> Julia Lathrop Professor of Child Welfare <br \/> Executive Director, National Center for <br \/> Child Welfare Excellence <br \/> Silberman School of Social Work, <br \/> Hunter College,  New York City<\/cite><\/blockquote><hr  class=\"x-hr\" ><blockquote  class=\"x-blockquote\" >\u201cMaris is an incredibly gifted, engaging, and knowledgeable speaker.  She brings wisdom, years of experience, compassion, humor, and creativity to her presentations.  Her workshops offer an abundance of practical, effective tools, important didactic information, and moving, hopeful anecdotes about resiliency in the face of trauma.  Maris is an articulate and passionate advocate for children and their families, and she inspires clinicians and laypeople alike to care as deeply as she does about the welfare and wellbeing of their clients or their loved ones.\u201d<cite class=\"x-cite\"><br \/> Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C <br \/> Psychotherapist, author, consultant, educator <br \/> Founder and Director of The Institute for <br \/> Advanced Psychotherapy Training and Education, Inc. <br \/> Baltimore, Maryland<\/cite><\/blockquote><hr  class=\"x-hr\" ><blockquote  class=\"x-blockquote\" >\u201cMaris has been an adoption advocate most of her life.  She is an expert trainer whom attendees rave about.  Her knowledge of adoption, her approach, and her skills in speaking go far and above most.\u201d<cite class=\"x-cite\"><br \/> Jack Brennan <br \/> Executive Director, <br \/> Family Focus Adoption Services <br \/> Little Neck, New York<\/cite><\/blockquote><hr  class=\"x-hr\" ><blockquote  class=\"x-blockquote\" >\u201cI have had the privilege to learn from and work with Maris for close to 20 years. Whether as a fellow board member at NACAC, a keynote speaker, or a training presenter, she has always brought her best to the table and has been a forerunner in promoting the best possible work on behalf of children, youth, and their families.\u201d<cite class=\"x-cite\"><br \/> Kim Stevens, M.Ed. <br \/> Program Director, Advocates for Families First, <br \/> an alliance of North American Council on Adoptable Children, <br \/> Generations United, and the National Foster Parent Association<\/cite><\/blockquote><hr  class=\"x-hr\" ><blockquote  class=\"x-blockquote\" >\u201cMaris Blechner is the kind of dynamic speaker who comes along once in a great while.  With all the charm, humor and insight of a great motivator Maris can reach into the hearts of both families and professionals alike to educate  them about the needs of children.  She is the kind of speaker that people MUST take the time to hear, learn and enjoy.\u201d<cite class=\"x-cite\"><br \/> Sam Pitkowsky <br \/> Conference Chair, <br \/> New York State Adoptive Parents Committee<\/cite><\/blockquote><hr  class=\"x-hr\" ><blockquote  class=\"x-blockquote\" >\u201cMaris Blechner is a Treasure! For 35+ years she has been NYSCCC\u2019s most highly rated conference presenter; and is tireless advocate in both her personal and professional life for doing the right thing for waiting kids.  If your organization needs an engaging, amusing trainer; or a consultant to craft program initiatives to find and support find families for waiting kids \u2013 Maris should be the first person you call.\u201d<cite class=\"x-cite\"><br \/> Susan Collins <br \/> Program Director, <br \/> NYS Citizens\u2019 Coalition for Children<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blechner.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blechner.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blechner.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blechner.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blechner.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/blechner.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67,"href":"https:\/\/blechner.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions\/67"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blechner.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}