If you were given the opportunity to change the world, what would you do? How would you go about it? Who would you get help […]
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Lived Experience Focuses Our Child and Family Services Plan on Families
By Rick Zechman, CMSW All states are required by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to develop […]
Read moreKinship Therapeutic Foster Care
By Erica Burgess Kinship care is when children or youth reside with relatives like grandparents, aunts and uncles, siblings, cousins, or someone they have a […]
Read moreBeauty Marks: The Power of Mental Health Awareness and Resiliency for Youth in Care
By Lashaunda Lucas PhD, MSW, LCSW The journey for youth in foster care may include experiences marked by challenges and adversities that can leave imprints […]
Read moreIAFT® in Foster Care: Building Resilience in Children and Youth
By Meredith Newman, MA LCAS, CSOTS In foster care, where the journey to stability can be a long and winding road, new approaches from child […]
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