Transracial Adoption Training Seminar
Name:
Transracial Adoption Training Seminar
Date:
January 21, 2013
Time:
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CST
Event Description:
Robert O'Connor MSW, is an adult transracial adoptee of African-American descent. He and his older brother experienced multiple failed adoptions and foster care prior to being transracially adopted at the age of four. He grew up as part of one of the first generations of transracial adoptive families. He has used his life experiences to move from state ward to state ward administrator, from special ed. student to college professor, and from cultural isolation to practice innovation. He is the founder of the Transracial Adoption Network & Private Practice which was established in 1997 as a way for adult transracial adoptees to give back to the next generation of fostered and adopted youth through many different ways including transracial adoption family preparation, training, advocacy, research and technical assistance. Robert L. O’Connor MSW, Assistant Professor of Social Work at Metropolitan State University. More information can be found at his website at: http://www.transracialadoptiontraining.com/.
Please join Bethany Christian Services on the evening of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, from 6-8 PM, as we will have a seminar for adoptive families, social workers, teachers, pastors, etc, presented by Robert O'Connor at the Vermeer Global Pavilion located at 2110 Vermeer Rd East, Pella. This is brought to you by the Vermeer Charitable Foundation. Please note that this training is free, but please RSVP to Bethany Christian Services at 641.628.3247 or lgarland@bethany.org.
Please join Bethany Christian Services on the evening of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, from 6-8 PM, as we will have a seminar for adoptive families, social workers, teachers, pastors, etc, presented by Robert O'Connor at the Vermeer Global Pavilion located at 2110 Vermeer Rd East, Pella. This is brought to you by the Vermeer Charitable Foundation. Please note that this training is free, but please RSVP to Bethany Christian Services at 641.628.3247 or lgarland@bethany.org.
