Lunch & Learn Webinar: Family finding and adoption assessment – key considerations in relation to diversity and good practice

Yoni Ejo returns in part two of our six-part series on diversity and inclusion to deliver a presentation on family finding and adoption assessment. This session focuses on the challenges facing transracially adopted children and parents from the perspective of a transracial adoptee and adopter. During the session, Yoni emphasised the importance of diversity and good practice in adoption. She discussed key considerations and provided adopters with tools to support a child's identity. Yoni also shared how play can be used to explore and support a child's identity.

PRESENTER

Yoni Ejo, founder of Diversity Adopt, she is an adoption coach, trainer, social work manager and social worker. Yoni has worked in residential children’s homes, child protection and fostering services. Yoni is an adopted person herself and grew up transracially adopted as well as being a parent who has adopted. 

CHAIR

James Bury, Head of Policy, Research & Development, CoramBAAF

WATCH THE RECORDING

Please note that this webinar includes discussions of topics and experiences that may be triggering or upsetting. 

LISTEN TO THE WEBINAR

For social workers, reflection on this session may contribute to your continuing professional development (CPD). 

RESOURCES

• The Inaugural Episode - Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man - YouTube video
• Considering Transracial Adoption? Four Questions to Ask Yourself - YouTube video
• Kathy Adult Adoptee for SW - YouTube video
• Anti-Racist Adoption Assessment Tool
• Implicit Association Test
• 11 ways to prepare to adopt a child transracially so they are confident and well supported - Written document

LUNCH & LEARN WEBINAR SERIES

On behalf of RAA leaders, we are delivering a series of webinars in relation to diversity and adoption. These short webinars explore promising practice in adoption work in relation to issues of diversity. We will be hearing from practitioners and experts who will be able to inform and educate us about practicing in an anti-discriminatory way that embraces the diversity of children and adopters. The webinars are intended to be short and accessible so that practitioners can engage with them in working hours and take key learning from them.  

The National Adoption Strategy (2021) set out an ambition to increase the number of people registering their interest in adoption, to target recruitment around the needs of those children waiting longest, improve the quality and responsiveness of adoption services and support the adoption workforce so they are supporting adoptive families in the best possible way and achieving better outcomes for those children. In developing the National Adoption Strategy, a number of working groups focusing on key aspects of the national strategy have been set up, including a group focused on increasing the diversity and numbers of adopters. These webinars will explore key themes that are being developed as part of that work.

CONTACT

Telephone 020 7520 7520
Email events@corambaaf.org.uk