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You can’t change the past but you can move forward

You can’t change the past but you can move forward

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...
All I did was be her cheerleader and she felt empowered to change!

All I did was be her cheerleader and she felt empowered to change!

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...
And he said: “You really hear me!”

And he said: “You really hear me!”

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...
I encouraged her to ask for help; and she did!

I encouraged her to ask for help; and she did!

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...
A Little Support Can Change Lives

A Little Support Can Change Lives

When we think about becoming first-time parents we are in a good place in our lives, we have a stable living situation and a solid support system. Now imagine that you are 19 and fresh out of high school and have none of that.  When I first met Lisa,* she had been...
Change Happening Behind the Scenes Keeps Case Workers Motivated

Change Happening Behind the Scenes Keeps Case Workers Motivated

When we work out in the field we do not always hear from our clients how we impact their lives. Then, one day I received a text from a client 3 weeks after I started working with the family.  She said: “I just want to take a second and say that I am so thankful for...
The Gift of a Life Restored, There is Hope for Everyone

The Gift of a Life Restored, There is Hope for Everyone

I began working with a young man in his mid-twenties in November 2021. Unlike the oftentimes awkwardness of an initial meeting, this young man was immediately open with his life story, humble about past mistakes, and hopeful for a future that includes sobriety,...
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