Helping Internationally Adopted Children Develop a Healthy Cultural & Racial Identity - Creating a Family Adoption and Foster Care Education

Self-Paced TrainingInternationalPaid low-cost ($100 and under)
Written By Tanya Camp

In this course, we interview Dr. Hollee McGinnis, an Assistant Professor in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work who focuses on mental health and identity for international adopted people. International

She is also an intercountry adoptee from South Korea. 

This course includes these learning objectives:

  • Explain why racial, ethnic, or cultural identification is important for the emotional development of a child adopted internationally.

  • Explain what a healthy cultural identity looks like for an internationally adopted child.

  • Explain what a healthy racial identity looks like for an internationally adopted child.

  • List two tips for parents to help create a healthy racial and cultural identity.

To register: Creating a Family - HIACDHCRI

Tanya Camp

I am a graphic designer and website developer with 24+ years of professional experience. My background is in visual communication design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a diploma in New Media Design from the University of Alberta. My focus includes print design, identity systems, marketing design, user experience, usability, and website design. I enjoy collaborating and developing custom-fit solutions, focusing on highly usable yet visually beautiful deliverables.

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