Charis Family Services offers foster care licensing, adoption home studies, and PS-MAPP training for agencies across the valley.  Charis Family Services is led by Nicci Kirlew, MSW, a sought after trainer and consultant in the Phoenix area with several years of experience.

Nicci completed her Masters in Social Work at Arizona State University and also holds an LGSW License from the State of Maryland, where she worked as trainer and family specialist for Barker Foundation, the nation's first cooperative adoption agency.  Ms. Kirlew is PS-MAPP Certified and performs training, seminars, foster care licensing, and adoption home studies for agencies across the valley.

Charis Family Services offers proven training expertise in the following areas:

• PS-MAPP (Nicci was part of Arizona's first PS-MAPP Leader training class)
• Attachment and Bonding
• Child Development
• Preventing Disruption and Dissolution
• Attachment Disorder

Nicci has proven clinical expertise in the following areas:

• Foster Care Licensing
• Adoption Home Studies
• Search & Reunion
• Unexpected Pregnancy Counseling
• Adoption Counseling
• Counseling Families in Crisis

You can reach Nicci at nicci(@)charisfamilyservices.com or 480-338-8112