Transracial Adoption Obstacles and How to Address Them (Part Two)

By Erica Kramer, MSW | June 5, 2020

This blog discusses ways to address obstacles that transracial adoptees encounter growing up in white communities, including cultural socialization, ways to talk about identity, giving voice to feelings, and how to focus on the best interest of the child.

Parenting During COVID-19

By Erica Kramer, MSW | April 30, 2020

So here we are. We are all soldiering through. Parenting adoptees brings up its own set of unique challenges during this unprecedented time. We offer tools, practices and thoughts to build a sense of safety and security, teach kids how to problem solve, and strengthen family communication.

Why Sudden School Closing Has Been Hard for the Adopted

By Jennifer Eckert, LICSW | April 23, 2020

Sudden school closings and decisions not to reopen before year-end are resulting in abrupt goodbyes without closure. Here we provide insight into why the current situation is particularly difficult for adoptees and to encourage family conversation.

Back to Basics: A Toolkit of Resources During COVID-19 Self-Isolation

By KC Craig, LICSW | April 3, 2020

This is a time of high stress and anxiety for all while we self-isolate due to COVID-19. Here are resources we’ve found useful in our clinical work these past few weeks as we address anxiety, questions from parents about how to communicate with kids, instances of racism and xenophobia, and requests for self-help tools.

Wishes to the Moon

By Maya Rogers-Bursen, LMHC, Expressive Therapist | February 25, 2020

As Maya, BPAR’s clinician, packs for her trip to India, she shares the song and blog she wrote to her birth mother. “‘Wishes to the Moon’ is what came from those feelings that escaped my numbness, those feelings that had something to say about my journey back to India where I was born. As I go, so does the record button on my video camera. I am excited to share the journey with you all!”