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Sometimes you just need to be there.

Sometimes you just need to be there.

One of my clients, a mom of three children, two of which are in foster care, has reminded me that just ‘being there’ can make a lot of difference. The children in foster care have had multiple issues with the foster parent that resulted in a lot of...
Caring for our children include caring for their mental health

Caring for our children include caring for their mental health

At the end of January 2023, one of the children I work with was hospitalized due to mentalhealth concerns. The hospital was an hour drive from the office. It had been snowing for muchof the day, and was still snowing during my drive to the hospital. The only thing I...
Small step, big impact

Small step, big impact

In the FTM program we meet a family that we have not had a long relationship with and help themaddress the issues they are facing. I received a referral to facilitate an FTM for a removal for two teensfrom their father. The nature of the removal placed the teens in...
From facing homelessness to blossoming

From facing homelessness to blossoming

In the summer of 2022, through a referral I had the opportunity to work with a domestic violence survivor. We will call her Mary. Mary was a single mother and one of her children has special needs. She was on the verge of homelessness but determined to change her...
Transitioning into who he was meant to be.

Transitioning into who he was meant to be.

When you’re working with at-risk youth, you have to be able to recognize–and be proud of–thesmall achievements. My work with Liam * (*fictitious name to protect the identity of the client),gave me plenty of opportunities to practice this philosophy. He was...
They could still be there for the child

They could still be there for the child

Through our Family Team Meeting (FTM) program, I met a family I would later work with for Foster Home Licensing. I was the foster care worker for this family’s previous adoptions. I was thrilled to be able to work with them again. Recently an older youth was placed in...
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