Transrac</titlial Parentinge> <meta name="keywords" content="" /> <meta name="description" content="" /> <link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" /> </head> <body> <div id="header"> <div id="logo"> <h1><a href="index.htm">Children and Families First, Inc.</a></h1> <h2></h2> </div> </div> <div id="menu-wrap"> <div id="menu"> <ul> <li><a href="index.htm">Homepage</a></li> <li><a href="adoptionservices.htm">Adoption Services</a></li> <li><a href="fee.htm">Fees</a></li> <li><a href="familyeducation.htm">Family Education</a></li> <li><a href="aboutus.htm">About Us</a></li> <li><a href="faq.htm">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="links.htm">Resources</a></li> <li><a href="contactus.htm">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <hr /> <div id="latest-post-wrap"> <div id="latest-post" class="post"><br> <div class="entry"> <div id="latest-post-sidelist"> <h2><center><u>Course Offerings</u></center></h2><br> <ul> <li><a href="naturenurture.htm">Nature & Nuture</a></li> <li><a href="positiveparenting.htm">Positive Parenting</a></li> <li><a href="promotingattachment.htm">Promoting Attachment</a></li> <li><a href="griefandloss.htm">Grief and Loss in Adoptive Families</a></li> <li><a href="transracialparenting.htm">Transracial Parenting</a></li> <li><a href="preparing.htm">Preparing to Bring Your Child Home</a></li> <li><a href="beyondadoption.htm">Beyond Adoption Day</a></li> <li><a href="lifebooks.htm">Lifebooks for Adopted Children</a></li> <li><a href="talkingadoption.htm">Talking with Kids About Adoption</a></li> <li><a href="meetandgreets.htm">Meet and Greets for CFF Clients</a></li> <li><a href="advancedparenting.htm">Advanced Parenting for Challenging Children</a></li> <li><a href="raisingchildren.htm">Raising Children with a Heatlhy Sexual Identity</a></li> <li><a href="siblingrivalry.htm">Managing Sibling Rivalry</a></li> </ul><br> <h2><center><a href="schedule.htm">CLASS SCHEDULE</center></a></h2> <div style="clear: both; height: 15px;"> </div> </div> <p class="banner"><span>Transracial Parenting</span></p> <p>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.</p> <p>The goals of the seminar are to help participants:</p> <ul> <li>Understand how a child's sense of identity is shaped by issues of culture and heritage.</li> <li>Think about ways to embrace a child's cultural heritage, and how this can be reflected in each family's practices.</li> <li>Talk about how prejudice affects our families, and share possible strategies to combat racism.</li> <li>Determine ways to help a child respond to negative questions or comments.</li> <li>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.</li> </ul><br> <p>Refer to the <a href="schedule.htm">Class Schedule</a> for details about when this seminar is scheduled.</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr /> <div id="chart-post-wrap"> <div id="chart-post" class="post"><br> <p class="banner"><span>A Note regarding Wisconsin State Training Requirements</span></p> <p>This course is designed to meet the following Wisconsin State Core Competencies:</p> <ul> <li><u>VI. Understanding of Cultural Sensitivity in Adoption.</u></li> </ul><br> <p>(It also touches upon some topics in other areas of the training curriculum.) <p>This seminar will count for 3 hours of training.</p> <p>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.</p> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <p class="legal">© 2003-2010 Children & Families First, Inc. | 2810 Crossroads Drive, Suite 1900J Madison, WI 53718 | (608) 576-0498</a>.</p> </div> </body> </html>