Dr. McCarty-Caplan designs and conducts culturally responsive program evaluations that assess effectiveness, illuminate challenges, and support organizational learning. Using mixed-methods approaches tailored to each client’s mission and community, evaluations lead to actionable insights and improved outcomes. Services include:

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• Evaluation design and theory of change development

• Survey development and implementation

• Focus groups, interviews, and participatory data collection

• Outcome and impact reporting

• Capacity-building for internal evaluation teams
   

Past clients include: California State University at Northridge (CSUN), American Jewish World Service, CHIME Institute, Tiyuv.

As a trained social scientist, Dr. McCarty-Caplan leads qualitative and quantitative research that advances understanding, informs practice, and uplifts marginalized voices. He specializes in examining identity, belonging, adoption, and institutional capacity. Services include:

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• Research design and IRB consultation

• Community-based and participatory research

• Demographic analysis and equity audits

• Literature reviews and white papers

• Data storytelling for non-academic audiences
   

Research Sample: “Shades of Belonging” study on Jewish adoptees of color.

Dr. McCarty-Caplan supports organizations in building inclusive, equity-driven cultures where people feel seen, respected, and valued. His work is grounded in anti-oppressive practice, systems thinking, and racial equity. Services include:

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• Organizational equity audits and strategy development

• DEIJ training for staff, leadership, and boards

• Coaching for leaders navigating identity and inclusion

• Support for educational, Jewish communal, and community orgs
   

Past Clients Include: Foundation for Jewish Camp, North Los Angeles Regional Center, Camp Tawonga.

Dr. McCarty-Caplan offers interactive, engaging public speaking and facilitation for a wide range of audiences. Whether you need a keynote speaker, workshop leader, or discussion guide, he brings both lived experience and research-informed insights. Topics include:

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• Racial equity and anti-racism

• Adoption, identity, and belonging

• Vulnerable masculinity and fatherhood

• Jewish diversity and inclusion

• Organizational change and healing
   

Featured on: VOCES Podcast, Once Upon a Time in Adoptee Land, numerous keynote sessions for camp and educator networks.

Dr. McCarty-Caplan helps individuals and organizations address harm with integrity and care. Rooted in restorative practices and trauma-informed facilitation, his harm and repair work emphasizes accountability, healing, and sustainable change. Services include:

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• Custom training on restorative justice and repair

• Facilitation of harm and repair processes

• Organizational policy advising

• Coaching for leaders managing complex interpersonal conflict
   

Applied in DEIJ policy consulting, development of organizational action plans, camp staff mediation, and community-based repair processes.

As a Colombian adoptee raised in a Jewish American family and a social work scholar, Dr. David McCarty-Caplan brings unique expertise to issues of adoption, identity, and belonging. He works with adoptees, families, and organizations to navigate the complexities of transracial and transcultural adoption. Services include:

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• Individual or family coaching on adoption and identity

• Training for professionals working with adoptees

• Organizational consulting on adoptee inclusion and equity

• Speaking engagements on adoption, race, and Jewish identity
   

Creator of the “Shades of Belonging” initiative and research series, and Adoption Educator & Consultant with Adoption Mosaic.