This training below is focused on transracial adoption and the needs of children adopted transracially and transculturally from racialised and minoritised ethnic backgrounds. We have worked closely with Dr Tam Cane, Senior Lecturer in Social work at the University of Sussex, to develop the resources for adoptive parents and professionals to use. Please scroll below to find a resource pack detailing all of the training resources available and how best to use them. The main aim of this training package is to support both adoptive parents and social workers to understand the needs of children in transracial adoption and what should be put in place to support positive identity outcomes.
Definition of transracial adoption
The definition we are using for transracial adoption is as follows:
A family set up where: Adopters of a different racial or ethnic (within these will be different cultural and heritage) background than the child they adopt.
Including:
- Dissimilar cultural groups than the adopted child e.g.
- Differences in Asian or Black cultures and heritage
- Differences in White cultures and heritage.
- Some religious backgrounds are also seen as heritage for example, in the Islamic faith, the Muslim faith can also be seen as heritage.
We acknowledge there are ongoing disagreements regarding the right term for children of Black and Asian heritage in care and those needing adoption. Terminology such as 'global majority' has also recently been used to refer to children of Black and Asian racialised minorities and related mixed identities
Explore transracial adoption resources
Resource pack detailing the available training
Transracial Adoption - Our National Commitment
Our Transracial Adoption Position Statement and accompanying Language, Identity and Terminology Guidance for the Adoption Sector have been co-produced with stakeholders from across the adoption community. It aims to support informed, respectful and inclusive practice across the adoption sector.