by intisar | Jul 8, 2020 | Adoption, Articles, Child Welfare, Foster Care
By Intisar Seraaj She wasn’t expecting to, but Julia Charles, Ph.D. began to cry when she and her fiancé Nicole Linen, Psy.D. dropped off more than 100 new, rolling suitcases stuffed with necessities, fun desirables, and hand-written notes for our agency’s youth in...
by sstinson | Jun 8, 2020 | Articles, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Parenting, Social Work, therapy
By Shay Stinson | Edited by Intisar Seraaj Playing is Therapy Tell your kids to “grab the kickball and the sand buckets because we’re going outside to work it out!” This is a form of therapy: play therapy. Play therapy is not a new concept. For...
by intisar | May 28, 2020 | Foster Care, Parenting, Special Needs
By Intisar Seraaj Interview by Shay Stinson * Click the audio clips to hear some of the most powerful soundbites from this interview. With more than two decades of experience with fostering children, some with multi-layered needs, Geraldine Jackson says...
by sstinson | May 27, 2020 | Adoption, Aging Forward, Articles, Foster Care, Parenting, Social Work
By Shay Stinson There are many valuable lessons we can pull from the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. One important lesson is that change is inevitable. The process of change can be very abrupt, but it can also be subtle. With reflection, we see many things that have...
by intisar | Apr 2, 2020 | Parenting, Special Needs
By Shay Stinson and Intisar Seraaj April is National Autism Awareness Month. Working at a therapeutic foster care agency that works with children on the autism spectrum has given us special insight into the needs of people who have autism. One thing the public should...
by intisar | Dec 23, 2019 | Articles
By Intisar Seraaj Forgiveness is hard work! But it’s necessary for healing and happiness. I’m currently working on forgiving four people that I care about. So, this advice is for everyone, including me. Whether you’re a foster or adoptive parent, case manager or...
