Outstanding Caseworker: Leslie Haton
An adoption specialist and adoptive mother talks about how to help children heal.
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Is it lying or confabulation—and how should I respond?
Sometimes what looks like lying is a type of distorted thinking called confabulation that’s beyond children’s control and is particularly common in children who’ve experienced trauma.
“We needed to do more”
A couple looks beyond a teen’s rebellion to see her strengths and desire to be adopted.
Outstanding Caseworker: Shamira Bennett
“It’s amazing to me that you can go from being a stranger walking through the door to someone a child looks up to in a month’s time.”
Questions to ask when accepting a foster placement
Advice from experienced foster parents and social workers who train and support them.
“Adopting a teen rocks your world—in wonderful and unexpected ways”
A Minnesota social worker talks about the process of adopting her daughter.