According to some studies, the Burnout and Turnover rate for Social Workers and Teachers are 60%!
This directly contributes to:
According to California Department of Education:
50.8% of foster youth will not graduate.
I spent my entire teenage years in the foster care system in the United States of America. I was failing in school, fighting, being bounced around and I wanted to die. I had a team of people assigned to help me, yet I was still depressed, suicidal and felt invisible to them all. I felt like a voiceless number. But once I decided th
I spent my entire teenage years in the foster care system in the United States of America. I was failing in school, fighting, being bounced around and I wanted to die. I had a team of people assigned to help me, yet I was still depressed, suicidal and felt invisible to them all. I felt like a voiceless number. But once I decided that I mattered and that I would have to rescue myself, I began to play my hand to win by using my voice. I went on to not only successfully exit the foster system, became a foster parent, became a Children's Social Worker, graduate from USC with my MSW, but I also built a business speaking and training the system I came from so that more kids can have the opportunity to succeed.
Building Resilience Through a Trauma Informed Lens
IMPROVING THE OUTCOMES OF FOSTER YOUTH
The reason WHY I do this is because every day I am haunted by my childhood trauma. To know that as a result of social workers and teachers working with me, a youth's life will be heavily impacted and changed, is healing.
That "light bulb" moment where the connections are made, I know that there will b
IMPROVING THE OUTCOMES OF FOSTER YOUTH
The reason WHY I do this is because every day I am haunted by my childhood trauma. To know that as a result of social workers and teachers working with me, a youth's life will be heavily impacted and changed, is healing.
That "light bulb" moment where the connections are made, I know that there will be less "invisible" kids and social workers and teachers will find more value in the work they do.
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To understand who I am, you must understand where I have been. My journey through childhood trauma is a testament to the power of resilience. Like me, you have the ability to overcome even the darkest situations.
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