The Intersection of Transracial Adoption & Racial (in)Justice - On Demand
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- Foster Parent (Colorado) - Free!
- CASA - $25
- Foster Parent (Outside Colorado) - $20
- County/CPA Worker - $25
- Foster Parent (New Mexico) - $20
- Former FP/Adoptive Parent/Not currently fostering - $20
- Certified Kin Parent (Colorado) - Free!
- Certified Kin Parent (Outside Colorado) - $20
- Foster Source Staff - Free!
- Non-certified Kin Parent (Colorado) - Free!
- Non-certified Kin Parent (Outside Colorado) - $20
- Teacher - $25
- Speaker - Free!
- New Mexico Misc. - $20
Transracial caregiving is a multifaceted journey for the entire family, but it is often the child who bears the brunt of navigating the complexity of the experience. It is critical that caregivers and parents understand the history of why children of color are over-represented in child-welfare in order to avoid perpetuating racism and to instead embrace an anti-racist outlook to support the health and wellbeing of transracial adoptees and/or transracial foster youth. This workshop will provide a window into the nuanced first-hand narratives of adoptees through videos, anonymized case studies and Angela’s personal stories.
This training will cover: history of race in child-welfare within the United States (laws & definitions), American racial norms and implicit biases, and transracial adoptee identity.
If you are a child-welfare professional this workshop will change the way you do your work. If you are a parent (adoptive, foster, prospective), this workshop will help you better understand your child. If you’re a teacher, this will help you teach more equitably. No matter who you are, this training will increase your empathy for all in the adoption constellation.
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Angela Tucker (Moderator)
The Adopted Life
At birth I became a ward of the state, was diagnosed with Spastic Quadriplegia, and I was labeled a “Failure to Thrive.” I was placed in foster care in Tennessee, before being adopted by a white family in Bellingham, Washington- a city where just 1% of the population is Black. I have seven siblings - all adopted except for one and had many foster siblings, foreign exchange students and extended family who also lived in our home. My unique upbringing has encouraged an expansive and inclusive definition of family and has led me to my mission: to center adoptees.
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