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Transitioning from foster care into adulthood is pivotal in a young person's life. Unfortunately, the statistics are sobering: youth who age out of the foster care system are significantly more...
Stealing is a challenging behavior often associated with children who have experienced developmental trauma. Whether they're in foster care, adopted, or have experienced childhood trauma, stealing...
In the world of trauma, you may hear the terms Big T and little T referring to traumatic events in one’s life. Recently, there has been a movement away from categorizing trauma into big and...
We can’t talk about complex trauma or children in foster care without discussing the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACES).
ACES have a profound impact on human development,...
As a young social worker, I often thought I wasn’t doing enough.
As a post-adoption case manager, I got kids on my caseload after an adoptive parent reached out for help. Many times...
One behavioral response to childhood trauma is lying. Many foster and adoptive parents grapple with this challenge, seeking understanding and effective interventions.
For children with complex...
We know more people would launch a Stable Moments program if they had the funding.
And our #1 goal is to equip as many organizations as possible to serve children in foster care WHILE...
So we are in the full throes of the holiday season right now and as much as many of us have merry and bright attitudes about this season, it is important to understand that the...
It's that time of year again...time when you really need to be planning your end-of-year campaign. And guess what? I wrote it for you!!!
That's right. I firmly believe that community members...
Being both flexible and structured are big parts of the Stable Moments model…but wait, how can you be flexible AND structured?
The truth is, kids, and most humans need a whole bunch of...
I got my first hate mail, attacking the Stable Moments model saying we're causing more trauma by allowing people who aren't credentialed to work with kids with complex trauma needs.
In this...
Many program directors have concerns about asking their community to give an hour per week for 10 months to a child who has experienced foster care.
I strongly believe that we are not asking too...