The Adoptee Mentoring Society: 2024 Cohort Mentor Training
The Adoptee Mentoring Society P.O. Box 28301, Seattle, WA, United StatesDr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker will be providing training for the 2024 cohort of mentors for The Adoptee Mentoring Society.
How to Talk about Difficult Birth Histories with Children in the Child Welfare System
Virtual WebinarPrivate event for Foster Source families. The histories of youth in foster and adoptive families often involve details that can feel difficult to discuss as a caregiver. Learn how to share your child’s history with them in ways that promote healthy communication, offer developmentally appropriate language, and support the reduction of potential negative internalizations. Navigating…
Holiday Hangover Hangout (Clients Only Event)
Virtual GroupAfter Mother's Day, many of us may find ourselves experiencing an emotional hangover. Whether you spent the day with adoptive family, biological family, friends, or on your own, the journey can be complex. Join Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker in a safe, nurturing, adoptees-only space where we can come together to share, vent, and validate our unique…
Virtual Panel: Adoption-Informed Counseling: Themes and Reflections for Chinese Adoptees
Join The Chinese Adoptee Alliance, Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker, and Joy Lieberthal Rho, LCSW for a virtual event centering the adoption-informed counseling experiences of Chinese adoptees. CAA is hosting a special panel event, “Adoption-Informed Counseling: Themes and Reflections for Chinese Adoptees,” with Joy Lieberthal-Rho, LCSW, and Chaitra Wirta-Leiker, PsyD, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month.…
Mental Health Awareness Month: 3 Things I Wish Every Person Could Know
Virtual WebinarIn honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, join Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker - licensed psychologist, transracial/international adoptee, and adoptive parent - as she describes three key themes that commonly arise in therapy sessions: Binary vs. Continuum Thinking, Systemic Impacts on Individual Self-Worth, and Healing as a Spiral. Learn how to apply these concepts in your own…
Holiday Hangover Hangout (Clients Only Event)
Virtual GroupAfter Father's Day, many of us may find ourselves experiencing an emotional hangover. Whether you spent the day with adoptive family, biological family, friends, or on your own, the journey can be complex. Join Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker in a safe, nurturing, adoptees-only space where we can come together to share, vent, and validate our unique…
Virtual Panel: Advocating For Your Adopted Kids hosted by Thriving Adoptees
Virtual WebinarWhether you are advocating for your adopted children's mental health, education or rights, this event is for you. 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.…
Webinar: The Seven Core Struggles in Adoption: Supporting Your Teen Through the College Years and Early Adulthood
Foster Adopt MinnesotaHosted by Foster Adopt Minnesota. Adoption is a lifelong journey, and adopted individuals face different challenges during each stage of life. The late adolescent and early adult years offer unique opportunities for growth, independence, and identity formation, but also create new obstacles as life experiences expand beyond the shelter of the familiar. Build your knowledge…
Chinese Heritage Camp II: From Struggles to Superpowers: Reframing the Seven Core Issues in Adoption
Front Range Community CollegePrivate in-person event hosted by Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families - Chinese Heritage Camp II. The seven core issues in adoption are often perceived as barriers to an adoptee’s ability to be healthy and successful. But what if we viewed these issues – loss, rejection, guilt/shame, grief, identity, intimacy, and control – on a spectrum…
How to Talk About Difficult Birth Histories with Adopted Children
Foster Adopt MinnesotaHosted by Foster Adopt Minnesota. The histories of youth in foster and adoptive families often involve details that can feel difficult to discuss as a caregiver. Learn how to share your child’s history with them in ways that promote healthy communication, offer developmentally appropriate language, and support the reduction of potential negative internalizations. Navigating these…
Bringing Race Into the Room: Understanding & Supporting Racial Attachment Needs with Transracially Adoptive Families
Virtual WebinarVirtual training for FamilyForward in St. Louis, MO. Join Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker for an insightful and enlightening discussion addressing the complex dynamics of transracial adoption. Through the lens of the seven core issues in adoption combined with her groundbreaking model of the racial and cultural identity needs of transracial adoptees, she will provide compassionate and…
The Weekend University’s 2024 Holistic Attachment Summit
The Weekend UniversityMind, Body, Social, & Spiritual Approaches for Healing Attachment: 30 World-Leading Pioneers Share Their Best Practices Attachment wounds and developmental trauma are often the root cause of many mental health problems, including: depression, anxiety, eating disorders, BPD, and addiction. Understanding attachment dynamics is therefore vital for anyone working in the helping professions today. This summit will explore the most…