Webinar: Supporting the Transition to College and Beyond as an Adoptive Parent
Virtual WebinarAdoptee Presenter Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker. 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 identify formation, but also create new obstacles....
Virtual Adoptee Group – Beliefs
Virtual GroupENROLLMENT CLOSED FOR 2023 Group discussion focuses on “Beliefs” – Consider your evolving perceptions of adoption, messages that have influenced your feelings about adoption and how being an adoptee impacts your identity and experiences in the world. Join a series of virtual discussion groups for adult adoptees, with monthly themes based on the chapters of…
From Blow-Up to Bonding: Finding the Balance of Attachment-Focused Discipline in Adoption
Virtual WebinarPrivate training for Aspiranet. Description: How can you turn moments of struggle into moments of connection? Discover how brain development, implicit memories, and the “6 F’s” (Fight, Flight, Freeze, Friend, Fidget, Flop) can influence your adoptive or foster child’s reactions to traditional methods of discipline, and develop compassionate, creative, and effective strategies for limit-setting and…
From Struggles to Superpowers: Supporting Seven Core Needs in Fosterees and Adoptees
Virtual WebinarDescription: Seven core issues are often perceived as barriers to fosterees' and adoptees' abilities to be healthy and successful. But what if we viewed these issues – loss, rejection, guilt/shame, grief, identity, intimacy, and control – on a spectrum that ranges from struggle to strength? Join Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker as she guides you into the…
Private Event: Second Star to the Right Books Live Reading: Marie Discovers Her Superpowers by Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker
Second Star to the Right Books 1455 S Pearl St, Denver, CO, United StatesIn a private event for Adoption Options staff members and adoptive families, Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker will share a live reading of "Marie Discovers Her Superpowers," the first book in the "Adoptees Like Me" series for elementary readers, at Second Star to the Right Books in Denver, Colorado!
Virtual Pajama Party Reading with the Author: Casey Conquers Bedtime by Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker
Virtual Author EventREGISTRATION CLOSED. Join Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker for a free, live, virtual, pajama-party reading of the second book in her "Adoptees Like Me" series, "Casey Conquers Bedtime!" Book Description: Casey doesn’t like bedtime. His parents introduce him to Dr. Chaitra, a transracial adoptee just like Casey, who explains how going to sleep and even waking up…
Virtual Adoptee Group – Wishes & What Ifs
Virtual GroupENROLLMENT CLOSED FOR 2023 Group discussion focuses on “Wishes and What Ifs” – Explore your curiosities, wishes, hopes and all of the big “what ifs” around your adoption experience. Join a series of virtual discussion groups for adult adoptees, with monthly themes based on the chapters of The Adoptee Self-Reflection Journal authored by Dr. Chaitra…
2023 African Caribbean Heritage Camp
YMCA Estes Park CenterDr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker will be presenting "From Struggles to Superpowers: Reframing the Seven Core Issues in Adoption" during two parent breakout sessions and sharing a live reading of "Marie Discovers Her Superpowers," the first book in the Adoptees Like Me series for elementary readers at African Caribbean Camp in Estes Park. Visit Heritage Camps For…
2023 Domestic Adoption Camp
YMCA Estes Park CenterDr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker will be presenting "From Struggles to Superpowers: Reframing the Seven Core Issues in Adoption" as a parent keynote and sharing live readings of "Marie Discovers Her Superpowers," the first book in the Adoptees Like Me series for elementary readers at Domestic Adoption Camp in Estes Park. Visit Heritage Camps For Adoptive Families…
2023 NACAC Conference Exhibitor
2023 NACAC Adoption and Foster Care ConferenceDr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker will be an exhibitor at NACAC's annual conference, offering a booth with several free resources and the following books available for purchase: Adoptees Like Me: Marie Discovers Her Superpowers Adoptees Like Me: Casey Conquers Bedtime The Adoptee Self-Reflection Journal The Adoptive Parent Self-Reflection Journal Visit NACAC's website for more information at NACAC…
Radio Interview: After the Kids Move In
Adoption & Foster Family Coalition of New YorkJoin a live radio broadcast interview with Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker hosted by the Adoption & Foster Family Coalition of New York, where we'll be discussing the Hierarchy of Racial and Cultural Needs for Transracially Adopted Youth.
Talking About the Tough Stuff: Intersectionally Inclusive Conversations
A Village for OnePRIVATE TRAINING FOR A VILLAGE FOR ONE. Race. Gender. Sexual orientation. Neurodiversity. Body Size. Socioeconomic status. Religion. AND SO MUCH MORE! How can we talk about the "tough stuff" with our clients, when so many of us are still trying to figure out how to navigate those conversations within the workspace? Join Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker…