A Professional Trainer, Keynote Speaker and Consultant
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Permanency Tip of the Week: Trusted Adults One of the critical roles in a youth / young adult’s life is that of a trusted adult / mentor. In a similar way to the process undertaken with family finding in which we need to ask the youth / young … [Continue reading] about
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Permanency Tip of the Week: Living in a Family All youth deserve the opportunity, with the right supports in place, to live in a loving family home. This can be very challenging for some of our Youth in foster care for a variety of reasons – … [Continue reading] about Permanency in the News – Week of 09/08/14
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Permanency Tip of the Week: Ambivalence During the Family Finding Process - In working with Youth during the Family Finding and Engagement process, one of the reactions that we might see from our Youth is that of ambivalence … [Continue reading] about Permanency in the News – Week of 09/01/14
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Permanency Tip of the Week: Don’t Condone the Behavior or Condemn the Individual When we look to respond to behavioral concerns displayed by our Youth in foster care, one perspective we can take is that while we will not condone the behavior, … [Continue reading] about Permanency in the News – Week of 08/25/14
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Permanency Tip of the Week: In healthy families, children form attachments to trustworthy caregivers, who consistently meet their needs and ensure their survival. Many of our Youth in foster care have not been able to entrust their … [Continue reading] about Permanency in the News – Week of 08/18/14