{"id":526,"date":"2016-04-27T18:18:16","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T18:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/agoldberg\/?page_id=526"},"modified":"2025-05-23T21:01:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T21:01:04","slug":"consulting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/agoldberg\/consulting\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_468\" style=\"width: 357px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2012\/03\/LGBTQ-Symposium-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-468\" class=\"wp-image-468 \" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2012\/03\/LGBTQ-Symposium-4-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/agoldberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2012\/03\/LGBTQ-Symposium-4-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/agoldberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2012\/03\/LGBTQ-Symposium-4-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/agoldberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2012\/03\/LGBTQ-Symposium-4-420x300.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abbie Goldberg delivering the keynote address at the LGBT Research Symposium at the University of Illinois.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dr. Goldberg has given numerous <strong>talks,<\/strong> including plenary and keynote addresses. She has also facilitated numerous<strong> workshops<\/strong>, including two- and three-day workshops. She has presented to a range of audiences, including school administrators, teachers, adoption agencies, clinicians, medical professionals, lawyers, and parents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sample titles include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maybe Baby: Parenting Routes and Strategies for LGBTQ Prospective Parents\n<p><div id=\"attachment_81\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2012\/03\/2-Abbie-Goldberg-speaking-at-Springfield-Technical-Community-College.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-81\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2012\/03\/2-Abbie-Goldberg-speaking-at-Springfield-Technical-Community-College-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/agoldberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2012\/03\/2-Abbie-Goldberg-speaking-at-Springfield-Technical-Community-College-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/agoldberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2012\/03\/2-Abbie-Goldberg-speaking-at-Springfield-Technical-Community-College.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-81\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abbie Goldberg, giving a lecture on lesbian\/gay parenting at Springfield Technical Community College<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li>From Family Trees to Heritage Week: Supporting Adoptive Families in School<\/li>\n<li>Beyond the Binary: Making Higher Education Work for Trans Students<\/li>\n<li>From Two Daddies to Divorce: Supporting Same-Sex Couples in Separation<\/li>\n<li>Moving Beyond &#8220;The Kids are All Right&#8221;: 20 Years of Research on LGBT Families<\/li>\n<li>From Placement to Puberty: Lesbian and Gay Adoptive Families Over Time<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;So You Want to Get a Divorce&#8230;&#8221;: LGBTQ Affirming Practice for Lawyers and Mediators<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;Creating LGBTQ+ Inclusive Early Childhood Education<\/li>\n<li>Adoptive Families and Schools: Developing Successful Partnerships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Comments from recent workshop and training participants include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Learning about [trans] students&#8217; experiences was eye opening. . .<span class=\"fontstyle0\">the different vignettes helped to&nbsp; give me ways to make my interactions more inclusive.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"fontstyle0\"><span class=\"fontstyle0\">&#8220;[I have] a new perspective on trans individuals. Moving forward [I will] be more<\/span><\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">open minded and accepting, find ways to be more supportive to this community on campus, be more mindful in terminology used, [and will] create safe spaces for the trans community [here].<\/span><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I found this extremely useful to me as a graduate student.&nbsp; I identify as pert of the LBGTQ community and I learned a great deal.&#8221;<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I really liked the topic of putting adoption competency training within schools and the great need to support our families.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;At home it will help me navigate through my children\u2019s education.&nbsp; At work, it will help me advocate for families.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I really valued having a conversation about different age groups and inclusion, and what I can do when teaching.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Thank you for sharing ways to represent, respect, and include the families that make up our communities.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Comments from recent talk attendees include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1296\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/agoldberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2025\/05\/abbie-brocher.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1296\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1296\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/agoldberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2025\/05\/abbie-brocher-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/agoldberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2025\/05\/abbie-brocher-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/agoldberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2025\/05\/abbie-brocher-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/agoldberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2025\/05\/abbie-brocher.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Giving a talk at The Brocher Foundation, Hermance, Switzerland<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">&#8220;<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Dr. Goldberg was warm and engaging, I really enjoyed the talk&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:33558912,&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;28&quot;:1}\">Dr. Goldberg was warm and engaging, I really enjoyed the talk.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Abby is a natural presenter and truly knows her stuff.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:33558912,&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;28&quot;:1}\">&#8220;Abbie is a natural presenter and truly knows her stuff.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;I loved her presentation style and her content. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:33558912,&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;28&quot;:1}\">&#8220;I loved her presentation style and her content.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;So appreciative of this research - the intersection of adoption and teacher ed issues are so critical yet scant.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:33558912,&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;28&quot;:1}\">&#8220;So appreciative of this research &#8211; the intersection of adoption and teacher ed issues are so critical yet scant.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;I found it very helpful to hear teacher's experiences and suggestions. Plus the links to additional materials that Prof Goldberg shared were great.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:33558912,&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;28&quot;:1}\">&#8220;I found it very helpful to hear teacher&#8217;s experiences and suggestions. Plus the links to additional materials that Prof. Goldberg shared were great.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;This information will help me to be a competent, adoption-informed therapist.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For information about Dr. Goldberg&#8217;s domains of expertise, or to inquire about her availability and fee for a speaking event or workshop, please <a href=\"mailto:agoldberg@clarku.edu\">contact her<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Goldberg has given numerous talks, including plenary and keynote addresses. She has also facilitated numerous workshops, including two- and three-day workshops. 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