This course is designed for adoption social workers and mental health providers.
What should families think about when they are considering adopting a child of a different race. The instructor for this course is 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.
Participants will be able to:
- 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.
*Your course will remain active for 180 days from purchase date.