Twisted Sisterhood
A podcast for birth moms, by birth moms. The hosts discuss their emotions and experiences with adoption. They also feature other birth mom as guests…
Resource Tag: Parents
NCFA: “Using Accurate Adoption Language”
A short, introductory article about vocabulary suggestions for terms relating to adoption. This article offers alternative words and phrases to ones that are considered inaccurate,…
NCFA: “Positive Practices in Transracial Adoption Parenting”
In the article, an adoptee asserts that parents must bring up the topic of adoption first and work with their children to understand their feelings.…
Adoption Network: “Understand Your Adopted Child”
This article explains how adoptees have felt loss and experienced trauma. Additionally, it talks about birth family searches and the shortcomings of some of the…
NCFA: “Being a Birth Mom Changed the Way I Parent”
An article where a birth mom reflects on giving up her first daughter to adoption, then giving birth to and raising two children after.
NCFA: “What You Should Know About Choosing Adoption”
A webpage full of answers to FAQs relating to birth parents and prospective adoptive parents.
NCFA: “Resources for Being an LGBTQ-Friendly Agency”
Same-sex headed families play a large and important role in the adoption community. This is a list of resources for being an inclusive and LGBTQ-friendly…
Adoption: The Long View Podcast
Host Lori Holden is an adoptive mom and her children are in contact with both of their birth parents. Lori examines the various aspects of…
Creating a Family: “Helping Your Adopted Child Handle Adoption Microaggressions”
A short article that identifies variations of microaggressions that are particular to adoption. It also teaches adopted children strategies to maintain their confidence and coping…
NCFA: “Is Anyone Out There?: Finding Support as a Birth Mother”
A first-person perspective article from a birth mother on adoption, loss, and finding support after birth. She explains the loss that she felt after placing…
The World I Live In: “I am a mother, grandmother and a birth mother”
A podcast episode where a birth mother speaks about her decision to give up one of her children. She mentions that it was one of…
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
A book written by an adoptee which lists 20 things that adopted children may fear and want to discuss with their parents.
American Adoptions: “4 Unique Challenges Faced By Transracial Adoptees”
An article by American Adoptions that examines some of the challenges that many transracial adoptees face.
Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition New York: “Racism and Microaggressions in Transracial Adoption”
This is a resource page which features articles that discuss the racism and microaggressions that accompany transracial adoption.
Creating a Family: “A Dialog Between an Adoptive Parent and an Adult Adoptee”
An adoptive parent’s blog about how reading adoptee’s stories and opinions worries her. Adult adoptee responds by addressing her fears. This is a good resource…
Angela Tucker: The Adopted Life
A 2-hour virtual workshop led by a transracial adoptee (Angela Tucker). Families leave understanding how transracial adoptees progress from racial awareness to racial identity, as…
Adoption Associates: “Openness in Adoption”
A brief article offering suggestions to prospective adoptive parents and current adoptive parents for maintaining transparency in adoption. It discusses birth families, the search and…
Children’s Bureau: “Parenting in Racially and Culturally Diverse Adoptive Families”
A factsheet from the Children’s Bureau that explains how to support a child’s racial and cultural identity, embrace life as a racially and culturally diverse…
Child Welfare Information Gateway: “Adoption by Family Type: Racially and Culturally Diverse Families”
A resource page from the Child Welfare Information Gateway with links to information about racially and culturally diverse adoptions.
National Training and Development Curriculum (NTDC) for Foster and Adoptive Parents
NTDC is a new online program based on research and input from experts, families who have experience with fostering or adopting children, and former foster…
American Adoptions NEWS: “25 Helpful Resources for Transracial Adoptive Families”
A resource page with links to transracial adoption blogs, websites, books, Facebook groups, and more.
NPR: “White Kid, Black Family: Transracial Adoption”
An article about a Black father and his family’s experience with raising a white child and transracial adoption.
Rudd Adoption Research Program UMASS Amherst: “Promoting Adoptees’ Well-Being in Transracial Adoptive Families”
An article with parenting techniques designed to support and uplift transracially adopted children. It also has a bibliography which features additional useful resources.
NCFA: “The Adoptive Parent’s Responsibility when Parenting a Child of a Different Race”
An article about the different ways adoptive parents can and need to support their children. This specifically discusses the issues, privileges, and challenges of adopting…
Adoptive Families: “How to Be an Anti-Racist Adoptive Parent”
An article on how to actively challenge racism and discuss privilege, especially in the context of a multiracial family.
NBC News: “All-American, with one foot in China”
A brief article about the need for adoptive parents to educate their children adopted from China about racism, identity, and the reality of life in…
AdoptUSKids: “Florida post-adoption support”
A landing page for post-adoption support services and parent support groups available to families in Florida.
“Raising Our Multiracial Family”
A Black woman shares the story of her multiracial family. One of her four children is a white, adopted son.
NPR: “A Mother Reflects On Privilege, Adoption And Parenting ‘Without Perfection'”
An interview about a white mother’s reflection on her life raising two adopted Black children and two biological white children, and how she became aware…
HuffPost: “10 Things Adoptees Want You to Know”
An article written by an adoptee about what the world should know about the adoption experience. While this is only an introductory adoption article, the…
NACAC: “Transracial Adoption: Love is Just the Beginning”
An article by Deb Reisner, mother to a family with African-American, Native-American, Latino, and European-American children. She details the importance of listening to her children…
Los Angeles Times: “‘I’m not allowed to feel those things’: How adoptees experience anti-Asian hate”
An article about the complex ways Asian adoptees experience culture, anti-Asian hate, and racism as a result of being adopted.
NPR: “‘Am I Asian Enough?’ Adoptees Struggle To Make Sense Of Spike In Anti-Asian Violence”
Adoptees explain their feelings regarding the surge in anti-Asian violence and the ways in which they are affected by racism.
The New York Times Magazine: “Why a Generation of Adoptees Is Returning to South Korea”
An article by a Korean adoptee which explores the reasons and ways for South Korean adoptees to return to their birthplace. There are also many…
Rhonda M. Roorda, MA
Rhonda is a transracial adoptee from New York. She is an author and public speaker and her work focuses on her identity as a Black…
The Honestly Adoption Company
This company helps parents understand their children, change their parenting approach, and transform their family. Their podcast helps adoptive parents better understand their adopted children.
Vox: “Genes aren’t destiny, and other things I’ve learned from being adopted”
An adoptee speaks candidly about their adoption experience — dealing with other people’s expectations and the ways in which birth family connection can be powerful.
NPR: “Growing Up ‘White,’ Transracial Adoptee Learned To Be Black”
An article and podcast on NPR about a Black, transracial adoptee. Chad Goller-Sojourner reflects on his identity and experiences growing up with white parents and…
BuzzFeed News: “What A Black Woman Wishes Her Adoptive White Parents Knew”
An essay from the perspective of a Black, transracial adoptee. The author discusses the racial dynamics in a family with transracial adoption.
Psychology Today: “Adult Adoptee Voices Are Changing Adoption Narrative”
An article written by a Korean-American adoptee about the Side by Side project, where adoptees discuss their lives, relationships, and origins. Side by Side also…
NCFA: Stories
A list from The National Council for Adoption (NCFA) of articles for and fromadoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents, and expecting parents.
The Adoption and Fostering Podcast
A podcast series that interviews birth parents, adoptees, and family members of adoptees. It features conversations about contemporary adoption and fostering. Episodes are 40-50 minutes…
Two Adoptees Uncensored: “Listening to Adoptees”
A podcast episode featuring a queer, transracial adoptee from Vietnam. Christopher reflects on his identity and growing up in a white family and predominantly white…
Adoptees On: “33 [S2 E10] Marni – A Model Reunion”
Although this podcast episode is full of hard and honest conversations, it’s ultimately about the joyful reunion between birth mother and adoptee. The episode walks…
Adoptees On: “24 [Healing Series] How Do I Tell My Adoptive Parents I’m Searching?”
This podcast episode is about how to talk with your parents about searching for your birth family. The episode discusses how it’s normal for adoptees…
NPR: “The Parenting Dilemmas Of Transracial Adoption”
This article examines the problems of color-blind parenting and how parents need to acknowledge and celebrate racial diversity. There’s also a 40-minute long audio version…
Time: “My White Adoptive Parents Struggled to See Me as Korean. Would They Have Understood My Anger at the Rise in Anti-Asian Violence?”
An article about a Korean-American adoptee’s thoughts on the title of “adoptee” and the racial dynamics in transracial adoptions.
Navigating Adoption
An organization founded to provide people with a safe space to discuss adoption-related topics and issues. They want to serve the adoption community by educating…
Openly Adopted: “Adoptee Resources”
A website featuring books, blogs, podcasts, mental health services, and more for adoptees. Their goal is to help amplify adoptees’ perspectives and cultivate a sense…
American Adoptions: “How to Find Adoptee Support Groups”
An article about where and how to find adoption support groups. There’s information about groups for international adoptees, adoptees of color, and foster care adoptees,…
Adoption Surrogacy Choices of Colorado: “Understanding an Adult Adoptee’s Emotions”
An brief article which discusses the complex emotions some adoptees may face.
The Guardian: “Stories of transracial adoptees must be heard – even uncomfortable ones”
An article by transracial adoptee Nicole Chung about how adoptees are expected to fit into racist frameworks. She also explains which emotions are considered “acceptable”…
NPR: “Adoptees express their fear, anger and insight on race during social unrest”
An article that spotlights diverse adoptees and their families. Adoptees explain how their identity has been shaped by social unrest and the ways it has…
Diary of a Not-So-Angry Asian Adoptee
The blog of Christina Romo — a Korean adoptee, mom, wife, and advocate. She details her life, thoughts on adoption, and provides the perspective of…
The New York Times: “IDENTITY: When Parents Adopt a Child and a Whole Other Culture”
An article about the complexities of the adoptee identity. It discusses how parents are not only adopting a child, but also their child’s culture in…
Chinese Adoptee Alliance (CAA)
A nonprofit organization founded to support Chinese adoptees and their families and friends. It was established in the early 1990s and was formerly Families with…
Kamp Kimchee
An inclusive Korean family camp in Minnesota that focuses on self-esteem, family education, and identity.
Chinese Family Camp
A summer family camp in Chicago dedicated to having fun and celebrating Chinese culture and adoption.
ASIA Families
This organization supports adoptees of all ages from Korea in developing their identities through educational programs in the US and Korea. They also offer cultural…
Holt International Camp
Holt International hosts an adoptee summer camp (among other adoption and post-adoption services) for establishing community and having fun. The camp has activities for and…
Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families
This organization’s Chinese Heritage Camp connects adoptive families with the cultural community, adoption experts, and families with shared experiences. They have camps for many other…
Adopted from Colombia
A Facebook page for Colombian adoptees to discuss shared experiences and build community. It’s open to both adoptive and birth parents, but emphasizes adoptees’ voices.
Adoptee Hub
This organization is dedicated to connecting, collaborating, and preserving adoption legacies through community, culture, and post-adoption services.
Grow Beyond Words Adoptee Therapist Directory
A directory of mental health professionals who identify as adoptees and work with the adoption community in public and private settings.
Florida Department of Children and Families
A compilation of adoption resources (adoption recruiters and specialists, adoption-competent therapists, post adoption services, etc.) in Florida.
Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
A search directory of Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate (PACC) certified therapists in Minnesota.
UCONN Health Adoption Community Network Therapy Directory
A therapist directory that identifies clinicians in Connecticut with special training to work with adoptive families.
I Am Adoptee
An organization for intercountry adoptees to create community and an online space for mental health and wellness resources.
Yoffe Therapy
A group psychotherapy practice by clinicians for the adoption and foster care community in Los Angeles.
Unconditionally Adopted
An organization that offers many different types of therapy for children, youth, and young adults which specializes in helping adoptive parents create healthy relationships with…
Hiking the Heart
A licensed therapist in the states of Wisconsin, Florida and Hawaii who specializes in psychotherapy for adoptees, teenagers, adults, and families.
Willow Bay Therapy
Joanna Kelly (founder of Willow Bay Therapy) is an adoption-competent therapist certified in PACC, RPT, and is a LMFT.
PAC-UK
The United Kingdom’s largest independent adoption support agency which offers adoptive parent and career support, adult adoptee support, birth parent support, and much more.
Adoptees On: 32 [Healing Series] How to Choose a Therapist
This podcast episode discusses tips and ways to find an adoption-competent therapist.
Trust Based Relationship Intervention (TBRI) Search Therapy Engine
A TBRI practitioner directory featuring professionals who specialize in treating traumatized children.
Center for Adoption Support and Education: About TAC
An article explaining what the TAC (Training and Adoption Competency) accreditation is and how it’s employed by mental health professionals.
Latinx Therapy
A Latinx therapy directory for users seeking therapists with diverse backgrounds (cultural identities, migration backgrounds, LGBTQ+) and specialties.
Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare: PACC
A registration page for the PACC (Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate) accreditation. The PACC was developed to increase the competency of professionals serving adoptees and…
Inclusive Therapists
A search directory of inclusive therapists where users can filter by therapist’s identity (age, race, gender, and more) and specialties (adoption, neurodivergence, etc.).
TherapyDen: Adoption Issues
An online community of mental health professionals making therapy easy by providing a search directory of therapists that specialize in adoption.
Finding an Adoption Competent Therapist
A slideshow from the National Adoption Conference about how what adoptees should consider when choosing an adoption-competent therapist.
Amanda Baden, PH.D.
Dr. Baden is a licensed psychologist in New York City. She specializes in adoption, but also works with clients struggling with racial, cultural, and identity…
Finding and Working with Adoption Competent Therapists
An article from the Children’s Bureau about therapy, finding the right therapist, and knowing how to work with them — particularly in the context of…
