Pregnancy Counselor & Family Support Specialist
BA, The Pennsylvania State University; MSW, University of Maryland, Baltimore
salbert [at] barkerfoundation.org

Sami is the Pregnancy Counselor and Family Support Specialist for the Domestic Infant Adoptions program. Sami had spent much of her social work career working for the public child welfare system in Washington, DC prior to coming to The Barker Adoption Foundation.  In her previous role, Sami worked with children and families to achieve permanency, whether through reunification with birth parents, adoption, or guardianship.  She has worked with children and families that have experienced high levels of trauma and often had multiple mental health diagnoses.  Sami uses her clinical experience working with families to enhance the adoption process for children, birth parents, and adoptive families.