327 Beth Yu Simpson, MSW, LICSW
/On today’s episode I’m in conversation with Beth Yu Simpson: a therapist, educator, and founder of AIRE Roots. Beth shares how mentorship, community-building, and her own lived experience as a Korean adoptee have shaped her work, including her focus on ancestral healing and adoptee-centered care. We also dig into the gaps in social work education around adoption and what meaningful change could look like.
Show Notes
Full episode transcript here.
Recommended Resources
- AIRE Roots
- Adoptee Consciousness Model
- Harlow’s Monkey JaeRan Kim, Ph.D.
- Beth Yu Simpson, MSW, LICSW at University of Washington
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