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Adopted Children Have Already Been ‘Re-homed’
A therapist and adoptee asks: Are we seeking to serve or be served by our children?
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Teen Adoptee Identity & Skills Group (13-17yr) Fall 2025
TEEN ADOPTEES ON A JOURNEY I know parenting teen adoptees comes with an added layer of complexity (having been one myself and through providing mental health services to teen adoptees on a daily basis!).[My next teen adoptee group begins September 2025 – register here!] ADOPTEE-LED GUIDANCE DURING THE TEEN YEARS That’s why I created this virtual space…
Published! Cam’s Adoption Literacy Guide for Local Church (read free)
Just published in Accord Journal Summer 2025 Issue After my first article introduced the concept of Adoption Literacy to church leaders and community members, this follow-up provides practical, actionable guidance for implementing the H.O.P.E. framework in your local church setting. “Language and narratives based in ‘religiosity’ can sometimes minimise adoptees’ experiences of loss and trauma.”…
Journal Prompts for Adoptee Conference Participants (Updated Edition)
A reflective guide for adoptees attending conferences, gatherings, and community events. You’re an adoptee who attended (or is planning to attend) an adoptee-focused conference, gathering, or community event this season. To help you honor and organize what it means to you, I created this brief collection of journal prompts to help you name and describe…
Adoptive Parenting Literacy Studio: Community for Learning & Practice
Parenting is tough! And traditional parenting advice doesn’t always address your unique challenges when early adversity, foster care, or adoption is part of the story. The Adoptive Parenting Literacy Studio hosted by Cam Lee Small MS LPCC (me!) gives you practical tools that work, connects you with parents on similar paths, and provides expert adoptee-focused…
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Cam Lee Small, MS, LPCC 