Thursday, July 17, 6pm-8:30pm
OU-Tulsa Learning Center, Founders Hall (4502 E 41st Street, Tulsa, OK 74135)
The Adoptee Consciousness Model (ACM) provides a framework for understanding adoptee awareness. In this presentation, adoptees will learn about the ACM touchstones of status quo, rupture, dissonance, expansiveness, and agency.
Agenda:
6:00 PM – Arrival (Refreshments/Dinner)
6:30–8:30 PM – Presentation
- Introduction to the Adoptee Consciousness Model (ACM): Overview of the model
- Discussing the dominant adoption narrative: Understanding adoptee identity and socialization
- Exploring the touchstones: Understanding the process of adoptee awareness in the ACM touchstones
- Q&A and discussion
JaeRan Kim, Ph.D., MSW, (she/hers) is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work and Criminal Justice at the University of Washington at Tacoma. Prior to completing her doctoral degree, Dr. Kim worked with foster and adopted children and families and with adults with disabilities in residential care. Dr. Kim’s research is focused on the wellbeing of adoptees, exploring disability, race, and transnational experiences for adoptees. Dr. Kim also explores the preparation and training of professional social workers. JaeRan is passionate about engaging in community-based projects. Her blog, Harlow’s Monkey, focuses on the transracial/transnational adoptee experience.
Susan Rodríguez Branco, PhD, LPC (VA), NCC, ACS, BC-TMH, (she/her/ella), is a transracial and transnational adoptee from Colombia, South America. She is an advocate for increased adoption related research and training within counselor education and is passionate about improving mental health outcomes for transracially adopted persons. Currently, Dr. Branco is a practicing counselor, board-approved clinical supervisor, and an Associate Professor in the Counselor Education program at Palo Alto University. Her research interests include transracial adoption and mental health, Colombian adoption policy, and clinical training and supervision practices for BIPOC counselors. She has authored or co-authored over 45 peer-reviewed journal or book chapter publications. Her work has been featured in national and international news media to shed light on unethical international adoption practices.