All adoptions are transcultural, given that every family has its own unique culture. However, for children who are adopted into families of a different racial or ethnic background, the losses are compounded. The impact of these losses is often seen as youth enter their teens and young adulthood, forming identities separate from their families. In this course, participants learn about the importance of and strategies for ensuring that children and youth have every opportunity to grow up secure in their connection to their community of origin, and with insights about forming healthy identities for themselves.

Ashley Westerman - Freelance Reporter/Producer
Derek Hamer - Student, Eastern University
Kim Stevens - Program Manager, North American Council on Adoptable Children
Ramya Gruneisen - Missouri Refugee Wellness Program Officer, United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, and Adjunct Professor, School of Health Sciences, Lindenwood University

Course length: 90 minutes

Cost to register: $10
If you are a NCFA member, look for your discount code in the membership portal.

Certificate: This course offers an attendance certificate only.

Recorded on September 21, 2021.

PLEASE NOTE - This course does NOT provide social work CE credits OR New York contact hours.