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Circle Back – Adoptee Mentorship

Connecting, encouraging and empowering youth adoptees.

What is a Circle Back – Adoptee Mentorship?

Circle Back connects adult adoptee professionals from Holt’s post-adoption services department with youth and teen adoptees. Our video-based program promotes conversations on acknowledging and processing different facets of the adoptee and racial identity, helps lay the foundation for healthy development, and connects youth/teens with an adult adoptee professional. The format is engaging, fun and tailored to each adoptee and their family!

Circle Back costs $150. It includes:

  • Two one-on-one video sessions between a youth adoptee and an adoptee facilitator (45 minutes each)
  • One video session between a parent(s) and an adoptee facilitator to debrief

Connect your child with an older adoptee through Circle Back – Adoptee Mentorship

Designed for adoptees, by adoptees, Holt’s Circle Back program strives to help youth adoptees build a positive identity.

To learn more, please email us at [email protected].

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More Post Adoption Services from Holt International

Post-Adoption Coaching & Education (PACE)

Work one on one with an adoption-competent professional to address a specific issue you and your child are struggling with.

Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI)

Learn how to correct your child’s behavior without losing emotional connection! TBRI family camp is also available in Oregon and Illinois.

Support & Education

Adoption can result in emotional challenges and questions. We’re here to help.

Holt’s post adoption services department provides a wide variety of search services for adoptees. If you are interested in beginning a birth parent search, start here.

Citizenship & Documentation

Need help or advice on obtaining records or learning about citizenship? Contact us.

Summer Camps

Holt offers overnight camps for adoptees ages 9-17, as well as day camps for the whole family.

Adoptive Parent Resource Center (APRC)

Explore parenting resources, tips and guidance to help adopted children thrive.

Post Adoption Reports

Details on reports due once your adopted child arrives in the U.S.