The expectation that we can be immersed in suffering and loss daily and not be touched by it is as unrealistic as expecting to be […]
Read moreSeries: May 2015 • Vol. 19, No. 2
Stress, Your Worker, and Youby Mellicent Blythe
A conversation with child welfare social workers As a resource parent, you’ve seen first-hand the effects chronic trauma can have on a child’s health and […]
Read moreWindow Painby Mark Maxwell, PhD
A broken porch window was a wake-up call our family needed My eyes immediately went to the broken window pane next to our front door. […]
Read more“Self-care” CFT Meetings for Resource Parentsby Billy Poindexter
In this issue we’ve talked a lot about the stress that can come with being a foster, kinship, or adoptive parent, and about how important […]
Read moreMobile App for Building Resilience in Foster Families
Helps foster/adoptive families and youth build strengths, connect to supports, and overcome common challenges Have you heard about “FOCUS on Foster Families”? Designed for […]
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