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 | 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 sstinson | May 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
How To Address the Need to Know Your Roots By Shay Stinson The bond between a biological mother and child is strong and as natural as our need for water and many people maintain a strong awareness of this bond throughout their lives. It’s not always the case that a...by sstinson | Apr 9, 2020 | Child Welfare, Foster Care, News, Parenting, remote work, Social Work, therapy
By Shay Stinson One of the key parts of delivering therapeutic services to children and families is one-on-one contact during home visits. We are currently in a global health crisis that requires social distancing—a concept that’s new to most people— in order to...by sstinson | Mar 17, 2020 | Adoption, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Parenting
Documenting childhood memories By Shay Stinson How many of us have that classic, ceramic plate with our hand print on it that we made for one of our parents in preschool? It was probably an item they kept for...