Gladney University recently had the honor of presenting Bridging the Gap: Strengthening Competencies of Transracial Adoptive Parents. We enjoyed the training so much that we just had to continue the conversation.

Resources: Ebony Mack, MSW. LinkedIn Rachel Garlinghouse, "Come Rain. Come Shine"

Show Notes: 1:58 - How do you prepare yourself to adopt transracially?

3:05 - What are the biggest concern that children of color adopted by white parents express?

4:06 - Should you talk about your child about race?

5:25 - What would you share to an adoptive parent about adopting transracially?

6:31 - What kind of mentors should you look for you and your child?

7:07 - Do adoptive parents who adopt a child of another race need to be part of their child's race?

8:01 - Do children of color want to be adopted by parents of another race?

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On this Bonus Episode of reFRAMED we talk with two professionals who deal with Human Trafficking daily. You can't go more than a week without hearing a story on the news about human trafficking. You might think that this doesn't happen near you. Think again.

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reFRAMED Podcast Host, Emily Morehead, LPC, talked with Jorge Gama, LPC-S, about secondary trauma. Secondary trauma has PTSD-like symptoms. Those that are affected by this type of trauma look at their life in a different way than they would normally after being affected by trauma. Watch and listen to their conversation.

We are striving to make an impact in our world through creating conversations about topics that are important to you and yours.

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