Season 3 Episode 24 : Maya Kowalski’s Story of Medical Abuse of Power
Jack & Lynn chat about the Maya Kowalski case, as documented in Take Care of Maya and the recent televised trial.
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Season 3 Episode 23 : Medical Abuse of Power (Jack’s Story) in Foster Care
Jack chats with guest Michelle – a nurse practitioner about medical abuse of power and false abuse reports. What happens when medical systems use their power and influence to not only negate parental rights to their children’s medical decisions but to even remove the guardianship of parents by placing children under the care of the…
Read MoreSeason 3 Episode 20 : Keeping Babies Safe in Utah & Maryland
This episode was developed in partnership with Safe Babies, a program of ZERO TO THREE. Kim brings guest, Andria Peek from ZERO TO THREE, back to talk more about Safe Babies, a program of ZERO TO THREE. They are joined by Jessica Lertora, who serves as ZERO TO THREE’s Community Coordinator in Frederick County; and…
Read MoreSeason 3 Episode 15 : Understanding CBCs – Meet Tory
Jack & Sam chat with CBC VP of Placement Resources, Tory Wilson with FSS in Florida about how the CBC functions in privatized states like Florida and about the transition of Florida Circuit 6 from Eckerd to FSS.
Read MoreSeason 3 Episode 9 : Types of Court Hearings In Foster Care
Jack & Nichole discuss the types of court hearings that happen in a dependency case in foster care. One of the most intimidating things about becoming a foster parent or for a parent entering into a dependency case is all the initials, and legal jumbo, and all the different types of hearings, so we wanted…
Read MoreSeason 3 Episode 5 : Safe Baby Courts In Foster Care
Jack & Cat chat with Andria about Safe Baby Courts (also known as early childhood court or baby court or infant toddler court)
Read MoreSeason 2 Episode 10 : Grow Into You for Aged Out Kids in Foster Care
Jack & Nichole chat with Erin NeSmith from Grow Into You Foundation for aged out kids in foster care.
Read MoreSeason 2 Episode 9 : Turning the Tables with Teens in Foster Care
Jack & Nichole sit with Papo and chat with him about his experience growing up in the foster care system in Philadelphia and how he turned the table by helping teens in foster care by working in a group home and connecting with the kids through his own foster experiences.
Read MoreSeason 2 Episode 6 : A Trauma Informed Courtroom in Foster Care – Meet Judge Lynn Tepper – Part 3/3
Cat, Jack, & Nichole continue their chat with Sr Retired Judge Lynn Tepper about her experiences in the courtroom and her evolution to creating a trauma informed courtroom. If you have not yet listened to part 1 and 2, we recommend you listen to those episodes before this episode.
Read MoreSeason 2 Episode 5 : A Trauma Informed Courtroom in Foster Care – Meet Judge Lynn Tepper – Part 2/3
Cat, Jack, & Nichole continue their chat with Sr Retired Judge Lynn Tepper about her experiences in the courtroom and her evolution to creating a trauma informed courtroom. If you have not yet listened to part 1, we recommend you listen to that episodes before this episode.
Read MoreSeason 2 Episode 4 : A Trauma Informed Courtroom in Foster Care – Meet Judge Tepper
Cat, Jack, & Nichole chat with Sr Retired Judge Lynn Tepper about her experiences in the courtroom and her evolution to creating a trauma informed courtroom. Stay tuned to next week for part 2
Read MoreSeason 2 Episode 2 : Foster The Teens in Foster Care
Jack chats with Brittany, the single fostermom behind the social account “foster the teens”.
Read MoreSeason 1 Episode 36 : Understanding Judges in Foster Care – Meet Luke
Jack & Cat sit with Judge Luke to get a better understanding of the role of a judge in dependency and foster care.
Read MoreSeason 1 Episode 31 : DCF Cancels CBC
Nichole (fostermom & gal) & Jack (fostermom) sit and chat about local events concerning the state DCF cancelling the contract of the local CBC and the sheriff’s department opening a criminal investigation into the CBC. The community is anxiously awaiting information about what will happen in the next 60 days while we wait for DCF…
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