Presented By Foster, Adoptive & Kinship Care Education Program & San Diego Youth Services.

Guest Speaker: Astrid Castro, Adoptee – Founder of Adoption Mosaic 

Castro is the founder and CEO of Adoption Mosaic. Her lifelong passion for adoption stems from her own experience of being adopted from Colombia at the age of four, along with her older sister. In December 2012, Astrid reunited with her birth family in Colombia, a journey she shared in The Oregonian. Through her personal and professional experiences, Astrid brings a unique perspective to adoption education, creating spaces that foster connection, understanding, and meaningful dialogue.

Description: Led by an experienced professional in adoption, this workshop will provide practical advice and support strategies for parents, professionals and other members of the adoption constellation at every stage of an adoptee’s life. It will explore how being separated from birth parents affects adoptees at different stages of their lives. The facilitator will discuss how this early trauma manifests in various ways as adoptees grow from infants to adults; including forming relationships and understanding their identity. Through expert insights and personal stories, this workshop will reveal the long-term effects of early family separation and how adoptees cope with these complex experiences over time.

Helpful techniques to promote resilience and healing will also be offered, as well as valuable knowledge and tools to better understand and support adoptees who have experienced the trauma of family separation.

Details:

• Doors Open at 9am
• Light Continental Breakfast from 9am‐9:30am
• Complimentary Lunch
• Training Location: Grossmont College Griffin Gate

Please note that no childcare is provided or available onsite. Do not bring babies or children to class. Thank you!

CEUs Available!

If you require CEU credit, please indicate this in the Special Requests section during registration.

CEU Credit Details: SDYS’ (CAMFT Approved Provider #134767) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. SDYS’ maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This course meets the qualifications for 3.0 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Partial credit will not be awarded.

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