Transracial Parenting

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Transracial Parenting

This class helps parents reflect on how a child's culture and heritage affects the entire adoptive family. We will talk about what it means to be a transracial family, and we will share strategies as to how we can help create a supportive environment for our children. This class is appropriate for all families adopting children of a different ethnic background, whether through international adoption or transracial domestic placement.

The goals of the seminar are to help participants:

Understand how a child's sense of identity is shaped by issues of culture and heritage.
Think about ways to embrace a child's cultural heritage, and how this can be reflected in each family's practices.
Talk about how prejudice affects our families, and share possible strategies to combat racism.
Determine ways to help a child respond to negative questions or comments.
Realize that transracial parenting (and adoptive parenting) is a life-long process, and that our learning process will continue far beyond the scope of this session.

Note Regarding Wisconsin State Training Requirements:

This course is designed to meet the following Wisconsin State Core Competency:
VI. Understanding of Cultural Sensitivity in Adoption

The March 6, 2007 class will count for 2 hours of training.
Classes after March 7, 2007, will count for 3 hours of training.

To receive credit for the hours spent in this seminar, please request a Certificate of Completion from your instructor. The certificate will indicate the class topic, number of hours, and date of training. You are responsible for providing your agency with a copy of your training certificate.

Refer to the Class Schedule for details about when this seminar is scheduled.