Sexual and Reproductive Health For Adult Adoptees

Title of Event: Sexual and Reproductive Health For Adult Adoptees

Description of Event: Adoptees have, for many years, been pathologized instead of having their own voices taken into account. The overall expectations that behavioral and emotional adjustments within the individual would solve mental health challenges and sexual challenges and “issues” is the main narrative that has haunted the adoptee community for decades. The area of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) is deeply unprioritized for adoptees all over the world. The connection between mental health and sexual health is clearly established in research and our profession, but understanding of the adoptee-specific experience is still low.

This course will provide you with important understanding based on narratives and personal stories from adoptees, described from a life perspective and from an SRHR perspective within our universal human rights framework. We will explore the intersections of adoption, attachment theory, race, and identity formation, and touch on some of the challenges in building intimate and deeper connections for this group. But also dive into the subconscious meanings that sexual and intimate experience could stand for.

Date of Event:  December 16, 2024 - December 16, 2025
Time of Event:  12p - 2p central time
Location: Online Synchronous/Online Asynchronous

Presenter/Speaker: Anna Linde, MS
Company/Organization Sponsor: Healing Exchange LLC

Contact Name: Rafaella Smith-Fiallo
Contact Telephone Number: (314) 699-4885
Contact Email: admin@healingxchg.com
Event Website: https://www.healingxchg.com/event-details/sexual-and-reproductive-health...

AASECT Approved CEs: 2