by Casey Lozier | Sep 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Part Two – Boundaries with Clients Social service professionals, those who promote the welfare of community members, are everywhere – in schools, offices, mental health clinics, and courtrooms. Some social service professionals find it most effective to provide...
by Casey Lozier | Sep 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
For young people in foster care, the path to higher education can be challenging. They may have faced instability and adversity, which could impact their academic journey. They may lack the funds, resources, and support systems to navigate scholarship applications and...
by Casey Lozier | Aug 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
When Tara experienced her first stroke in March 2022, she was in her 17th year of teaching young children how to read. As a literacy specialist for K-6th graders, she drew on her love of writing to help kids overcome their challenges in the classroom – and she loved...
by Casey Lozier | Aug 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
When Timothy Murphy, MD, decided to become a foster parent, he knew that he wanted to provide a home for adolescent boys. It wasn’t just because teenagers, especially teenage boys, are disproportionately represented in the U.S. foster care system, and he wanted to...
by Casey Lozier | Jul 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
For nearly 50 years, the Ozanam Campus Day Treatment School has been doing things differently to address its students’ unique behavioral and academic challenges. Located on the southern edge of Kansas City, Missouri, the school provides individualized curriculum,...
by Casey Lozier | Jul 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Part One – Work/Home Life Boundaries Like many of us, Cornerstones of Care’s Human Resources Manager Reza Soleymani-Alizadeh used to be pretty lousy at setting boundaries around work. “I was putting in overtime and talking about it proudly,” said Reza. “I was staying...
