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Find Support, Connection, Understanding and Belongingin Second Nurture's online space with our Social Work Advisory Council as well as with our clinical partner organizations around some of the more complex experiences families navigate. Below are current programs.

Dr. Dina J. Rosenfeld
Social worker, educator and consultant with over 40 years of experience supporting children and families. Dina runs a group for parents of kids with special needs.

Nikki Pauls DeSimone
LMSWSocial worker adoptive parent, and Assistant Professor of Social Work with more than 20 years of experience supporting kinship and adoptive families. Nikki supports kinship carers.

Janice Howver + Nicole Burnside
Nicole is a social worker and foster mom. Janice is a special education supervisor and Nicole's mom. Together they work with extended family of foster and fost-adopt parents.
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