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Adoption is seen as an intervention for children, but what happens when the adoptee becomes an adult and embarks on a process of personal reflection and identity development? Many adoptees describe the process of becoming more aware of the complexities of adoption as “coming out of the fog.” In this keynote, Drs. Susan Branco and JaeRan Kim will discuss adoption-related issues and concerns many adoptees have as adults. Their framework, the Adoptee Consciousness Model, advocates for a long-term lens on adoption and presents adoptee-centric considerations for those working with, or connected to, adoptees.