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Webinar – Attachment and Parenting as Adoptees
Virtual WebinarAdoptee Presenter Spring Hecht, LICSW. There are many unique experiences parenting as an adopted person. Becoming a first-time parent is a milestone and life transition that can trigger attachment wounds. This new role must be successfully integrated into the adoptee parent’s identity....
Webinar: From Struggles to Superpowers: Reframing the Seven Core Issues in Adoption
Virtual WebinarJoin Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker as she guides you into the extraordinary and often overlooked world of adoptee strengths and superpowers. Learn to support your adoptee's natural tendencies and empower them to feel proud of the remarkable ways in which they contribute to the world. This webinar will be available live and the recording will be…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Bringing Race Into the Room: Understanding and Supporting Racial Attachment Needs with Transracially Adoptive Families
Virtual WebinarHosted by the Catalyst Center to continuing education credits to California mental health providers. 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…