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Category Archives: information & resources
lessons from a sitcom – a post about hair
Hair is a loaded topic. Some say hair is a woman’s pride. Others, her crown. Some weeks ago, while catching up on episodes of Grey’s Anatomy – I was reminded of my own hair travails when I saw this: For … Continue reading
on therapy and healing
I had a life before you knew me – I remember blurting out one day in the middle of dinner. As if my parents didn’t get it. As if nothing they did could bring back the past. I was a … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption loss, healing, healing process, narrative, therapy, transracial adoption
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foster care, homelessness, and a new coordinated system
I recently started a job as a case manager serving homeless youth and youth transitioning out of foster care. I’ve been thinking a lot about foster care in the time following the start of this position, and its connection to … Continue reading
intercountry adoption fraud – a mashup
I’m in the throes of it: the last week of graduate school, the beginning of a new job, and the end of a yearlong internship. So to bide my time this week, I’m double dipping. Don’t worry though, I don’t … Continue reading
transracial placements and the colorblind mentality
As many of you know, last week, I made my blog public to friends and family via Facebook. The last few days have been full of preemptive phone calls and messages, to notify family of my doings and reassure them … Continue reading
racial disproportionality – a follow up
Today’s blogpost is a follow up to some information about racial disproportionality in child welfare, which gave a basic overview of the overrepresentation of certain racial and ethnic groups, specifically Black and Native American, but also in some circumstances Latino/a, … Continue reading
some information about racial disroportionality in child welfare
In honor of National Foster Care Month, I’ve decided to post some links to information about the child welfare system in the US, in addition to some statistics that I think are important to know, but which are not well … Continue reading
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