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Welcome To Silveroze

Sharon Kaplan Rozsia, M.S. and
Deborah N. Silverstein, M.S.W.
have worked together for 20 years.
They are internationally-known trainers,
authors, speakers and experts in the
fields of adoption, kinship and foster care.

Sharon has worked for both public and
private agencies and spent 10 years
placing special needs children into adoption.
Following her work in agency settings,
Sharon founded and directed one of the
first private practice groups addressing
the lifelong issues of adoption, Parenting
Resources. She is the co-author of
Cooperative Adoption (1984) and The
Open Adoption Experience (1993). She
has produced training videos, including
"Open Adoption: The Experts Speak Out,"
and a multimedia package, "Winning At
Adoption." Sharon is an innovative trainer
and lecturer for both professionals and
parent groups. She is a parent by birth,
by foster care, and by adoption.

Deborah is a Board Certified Diplomate in
Clinical Social Work (BCD) and is in private
practice, specializing in work with children
and families touched by adoption, foster care,
and trauma. She is a Certified Hypnotherapist.
She also has worked in both non-profit settings
as well as private practice. She is an international speaker, author, and with Sharon, produced the popular training video "The Seven Core Issues
in Adoption," and "I'm Medoree," a look at
international adoption. Deborah is a contributing
author to a number of books and periodicals.
She has adopted four special needs youngsters.