NEW!
Events, Announcements, and News about adoption events and
other issues of interest are available here.
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New Support Group for Adult Adoptees to
Start!
I am gathering
information on interested adult adoptees in the NYC area
who might want to join a new support group for adults who
were adopted. I'm particularly interested in those were
adopted transracially and/or internationally. Please
contact me at baden@transracialadoption.net for more
information and to discuss the
group.
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Keynote at the Library of Congress
Save the Date:
October 25, 2011
Dr. Amanda Baden
Who Am I? Adoptees and Identity in the Turbulent Teen Years
Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington
DC
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I'm in the process of Co-Chairing the Planning Committee
The 7th
Biennial Adoption Conference
Save The Date: October
18-20, 2012
"Best
Interests of the Child"?: Race Religion, and Rescue in
Adoption
Go to
http://www.adoptioninitiative.org
for more
information.
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First
Chinese Adult Adoptee Worldwide Reunion 2010, Hong
Kong
This event took place in the fall of
2010. For more information, visit http://www.caawr.com/
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Introducing, a new training curriculum that Dr. Amanda
Baden authored for the incredible film and companion
DVD, "Adopted."
This
curriculum provides up to 12 hours of training for adoptive
families and adoption professionals who view the film and
companion DVD.
Go to http://www.adoptedthemovie.com/
for more
information.
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Introducing a
vital resource for those having personal or professional
interest in adoption!!
The
Handbook of Adoption: Implications for Researchers,
Practitioners, and Families (2007, Sage
Publications)
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Help support a great
resource for adopted children from China,
Mei Magazine. I have a column in
the magazine called, "Amanda's Place" in which I answer
questions from children, tweens, and teens who read the
magazine. I hope you like it!
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This is a site about
transracial and international adoption. Participate in my
current research study, read about adoption and transracial
adoption, and learn about consultation work, psychological
services, trainings, workshops, and other experiences I can
share. I am located in the New York City metropolitan area.
I hope you will find the information provided herein useful
and relevant to you. I am a counseling psychologist with a
practice in Manhattan and an Associate Professor of
Counselor Education at Montclair State University in
Montclair, New Jersey located just outside New York City. I
am also a transracial adoptee who was born in Hong Kong and
adopted by White American parents.
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