When I first met this client, she was a single mom of girls living in a temporary home. Then, she would often state that she felt her situation was hopeless and she was a horrible mom for not being able to provide a real home to her children. In the first, visit when...
When I first met my new client, we will call her Mary, I noticed her determination to succeed and make the right changes for her 4 children despite the “road blocks” with her visits. The first family team meeting I attended, everyone praised her for how...
I was introduced to this young woman last year who had an infant in foster care. During the first few visits, she just cuddled, fed, and changed the child and spent a lot of the time crying. This client was only able to see her child for small periods of time so when...
Adoption Option Inc. recently received a $39,860 Grant from the Midland Area Community Foundation to enhance the training of our In-Home parent education staff. This enhanced training will expand the number of tools available to help serve the families and children of...
This young man who was nearing adulthood was very respectful and quiet at first. He seemed to have his mind made up about what he wanted to do with his life. But, at the end of 2020, things changed. When the case first appeared at my desk, the young man hoped to be...
We often meet with clients for an hour at a time usually. In most cases, that one interaction in our only connection. Other cases, we have several FTMs on the same case so we see the parties more than once. So, trying to see how I have made a difference took me some...
