Using Technology to Support Client Disability Income Approval
Navigating the intricate process of disability income approval can be overwhelming. From understanding complex Social Security programs to managing extensive documentation, the task is challenging, yet crucial for securing essential support for your clients. What if there were a way to transform these challenges into opportunities? A tool that could streamline this process, enhance efficiency, […]
A COVID-19 Call to Action for Foster Parents
Nearly 20 years ago, I embarked on what would be a fascinating career serving some of our nation’s most troubled youth. A remarkable career considering that when I started, I didn’t know anything about kids. I was a Political Science major in need of a job post-college when one of the nation’s most respected youth […]
Fire for Effect: Using Evidence in Foster Care
Despite my 13-plus year career in the child welfare sector, I was never a clinician. I managed clinicians in an administrative capacity for a large number of those years and as such, a good deal of the information stuck with me. Yet, I could always count on my beloved clinicians to remind me that a […]
Why Child Welfare Agencies Should Stop Doing the Best They Can
For those who have spent any length of time serving in America’s thinly stretched child welfare system, they are well aware that “doing the best they can” comes up short on a far too frequent basis. Certainly, there are success stories in every state agency and private provider that spur every worker or therapist to […]