foster care

Season 1 Episode 17 : Understanding Parent Attorneys & Attorney Ad Litems in Foster Care

August 10, 2021 1:04:40

Jack & Cat sit with Bowdre M. McAllister, a parent attorney in dependency and who also serves as an attorney ad litem for special needs kids in foster care in Florida.

Season 1 Episode 16 : Sibling Reunification & Nichole’s Wild Foster Care Ride

August 3, 2021 1:45:57

Jack & Cat sit with Nichole who has had one wild ride through successfully adopting three siblings despite enormous adversity. She has had to remain quiet throughout the media reports over the past year, due to the confidentiality requirements of foster parents and those involved with these cases. But… Today… She takes her voice back….

Season 1 Episode 15 : Understanding Guardian Ad Litems (CASA) in Foster Care

July 27, 2021 31:06

Jack & Cat sit and chat with Trisha who has been a guardian ad litem for over 8 years!

Season 1 Episode 14 : Understanding Placement in Foster Care

July 21, 2021 59:47

Jack & Cat sit with Elyse from Placement and discuss what it is like to work in placement in foster care and also how to partner better with them.

Season 1 Episode 13 : Understanding Licensing in Foster Care

July 14, 2021 1:06:27

Jack & Cat sit with Red from Licensing and discuss what it is like to work in licensing in foster care and also how to partner better with them and how they are a support for all the partners.

Season 1 Episode 12 : Understanding Case Management in Foster Care

July 7, 2021 51:03

Jack & Cat sit with Irene from Case Management and discuss what it is like to be a case manager in foster care and how partners can both understand and work better with Case Managers.

Season 1 Episode 11 : Who is Who in Foster Care

June 30, 2021 34:21

Jack & Cat discuss the main people involved in a foster case to get a picture of who the players are and what their functions are.

Season 1 Episode 10 : Fostering Through A Crisis

June 23, 2021 48:16

Jack & Cat sit and chat with a fostermom who has an interesting story about her life flipping upside down as a foster parent.

Season 1 Father’s Day Special Episode

June 20, 2021 10:55

A special episode for Father’s Day with Jack Daddy, a foster and adoptive father of many.

Season 1 Episode 9 : Co-Parenting in Foster Care

June 16, 2021 34:54

Jack, Cat, & Mac discuss coparenting of foster children between foster parents and biological parents.

Season 1 Episode 8 : Understanding Foster Parents

June 9, 2021 34:54

Jack & Cat sit with a foster parent (Lynn) and talk about the foster parent experience and what makes them want to live this crazy life.

Season 1 Episode 3 : Should I Be A Foster Parent? Pros and Cons

May 21, 2021 27:56

Here are some pros and cons of becoming a foster parent to consider and Jack & Cat discuss them along with some thoughts from other foster parents. Pros It is so fun Seeing success stories of families repaired Being able to help families repair Adoption is sometimes an option Seeing kids’ transformation is rewarding Cons…