And it's designed to help you take your advocacy to the next level by drawing upon a panel of adoptees and adoptive parents. They've gathered their wisdom over decades and they want to share it with you.
Get insights, strategies and learnings from Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker, Irene Clements, Lori Holden and Mallory Joest.
Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker is a licensed psychologist, international/transracial adoptee of color, and an adoptive parent who specializes in providing mental health support focused on adoption, trauma, and racial identity work.
https://growbeyondwords.com
Her adoptee therapy directory https://growbeyondwords.com/adoptee-therapist-directory/
Trauma informed education https://www.beyondconsequences.com/
Irene Clements and her husband fostered 127 children over 27 years and adopted four children. Working with and/or advocating for children and families has been her main focus for over 45 years.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ireneclements/
The book Irene recommended https://www.amazon.com/Children-Open-Adoption-Their-Families/dp/0931722780
Lori Holden, M.A. is an adoptive mom, author, workshop leader, adoption coach. She is recognized as an expert in the complexities of adoption. She is also known as a re-imaginer & reformer of how to better serve adoptees and their parents.
https://lavenderluz.com/
Mallory Joest is an intercountry transracial adoptee and a former foster, now adoptive, mom. She has a profound awareness of the challenges faced by foster and adoptive families.
https://www.mallorysmission.net/
Here's a link to Vin's group where adoptees share learnings with adoptive parents https://www.facebook.com/groups/prospectiveanadoptiveparentsinformationgroup
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