by Megan Diaz | Jul 18, 2024 | Trauma-Informed Care, Mental & Behavioral Health, Youth Support
Allen Goold, Functional Family Therapy Clinical Manager, recalls consulting on a challenging case involving a high-personality second grader, *Eva, known for her disruptive outbursts in the classroom. During her fits of rage, Eva would throw books, topple chairs, and...
by Casey Lozier | Jun 27, 2024 | Education, Trauma-Informed Care, Youth Support
Jessica Hall’s journey as a teacher at the Gillis Campus Day Treatment School all started with her love of basketball. The year was 2004, and Jessica was planning to pursue a coaching career following a successful run playing collegiate division I basketball at Texas...
by Casey Lozier | Jun 20, 2024 | Foster Care & Adoption, Trauma-Informed Care, Youth Support
A few years ago, while deep cleaning his house, Jonathan Graham found his next goal. It came in the form of a business card from a foster care agency, which was given to him at a Pride event a couple of years before. Jonathan, who had been wondering where to put his...
by Casey Lozier | Jun 11, 2024 | Foster Care & Adoption, Community Trainings, Trauma-Informed Care
How did you come to your role at Cornerstones of Care? What kind of positions did you hold prior to joining the team? One of my first jobs after graduate school was as a social worker in the emergency room of a psychiatric facility. Then, when I worked in municipal...
by Casey Lozier | Jun 6, 2024 | Trauma-Informed Care, Advocacy
Guest Blog by Becca Boren (she/her) and Cass Malcolm (she/her), Therapists Recently, one of us had a conversation with a client who shared about a heated argument with their grandmother. As they talked about the argument and getting grounded, I expected to see anger...
by Casey Lozier | Feb 9, 2024 | Youth Support, Education, Trauma-Informed Care
From fighting dragons at Sandbox Virtual Reality to catching foul balls at a Kansas City Monarch’s baseball game, the youth in Cornerstones of Care’s on-campus living programs enjoyed a wide variety of field trip adventures in 2023. Participants included 42 youth in...
