Should You Consider Adopting from a Different Ethnicity?

Should You Consider
Adopting a Child of a
Different Race or Ethnicity?

Are you the right family to consider transracial adoption?
How do you know if you successfully raise a child of a different race?

Buy $20.00

In this course, we will talk about things you should consider before adopting transracially. The instructor will be Meggin Nam Holtz, a Licensed Master Social Worker, and a Korean adoptee. She has been involved in adoption advocacy, awareness, and support for over a decade. She created an award-winning documentary film, "Found in Korea," about birth search, country of origin travel, identity, and adoption. She has a private counseling practice specializing in adoption.

This course covers the following topics:

Explain why it is not "easier" to adopt a bi-racial child.
List 3 things parents should be prepared to do if they adopt transracially to help their child develop a healthy racial identity.
Explain what parents should consider about how their extended family may be impacted by their decision to adopt transracially.
Explain some of the complexities that can arise with open adoptions when adopting transracially.

Outline for Should You Consider Adopting a Child of a Different Race or Ethnicity.pdf

*This course includes a 1-hour conversational audio lesson, a 10-question quiz, and a certificate of completion with the successful completion of the quiz at 80%.

Your course will remain active for 180 days from purchase date.