Ethical International Partnerships involving Children & Residential Care

https://vimeo.com/694628450/fed0ed42e5 Loved the opportunity to join this panel to discuss Ethical International Partnerships involving Children & Residential Care and disentangling our Universities and organizations from supporting some institutional care models. While residential care is still needed as a short-term remedy to support and protect children in some circumstances, it's time our efforts become re-prioritized in … Continue reading Ethical International Partnerships involving Children & Residential Care

Podcast with MU Talks: Discussing Child Protection and the Development and Justice Podcast

https://soundcloud.com/mutalks/protectingthevulnerable?si=6132ef66d9434ec9a9aa5604ceb65d32&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing&fbclid=IwAR1iw_uqmALK4D8zels6JwUNieDryVnwNQlPXFOU1ND0ZBcTja1DLPFck1E Loved the opportunity to be featured on the MU Talks podcast and to dialogue with Alin Vrancila, Rob Hildebrand and Renee Duffy on the subject of Child Protection and Development and Justice Podcast. Was caught off guard a little by the rapid fire questions, but still enjoyed it and hope I did the topic … Continue reading Podcast with MU Talks: Discussing Child Protection and the Development and Justice Podcast

Podcast: Getting Kids Home with Brandon Stiver (Season 1, Episode 5)

Brandon Stiver has lived and worked in Tanzania, California and now in Tacoma, WA. Brandon started off his work with at-risk kids working in the child welfare sector in Moshi, Tanzania. After taking a hiatus in the states, he and his family returned to Moshi to setup a non-profit to care for kids, but with … Continue reading Podcast: Getting Kids Home with Brandon Stiver (Season 1, Episode 5)

Podcast: From Philly to Portland with Dr. Rev. Leroy Barber: Community Development Action and Lessons Learned Along the Way (Part 1) (Season 1, Episode 2)

"And we quickly learned being out every day and meeting and seeing the same people, relationships got established and in establishing those relationships people living on the streets were not who we thought they were and as they became friends, as they became people we saw every day, their life stories became real. It was … Continue reading Podcast: From Philly to Portland with Dr. Rev. Leroy Barber: Community Development Action and Lessons Learned Along the Way (Part 1) (Season 1, Episode 2)

Holistic Child Development (web site)

I just received an e-mail from Dan Brewster (HCD coordinator) that the Holistic Child Development (HCD) website is now on-line in English and Español. You might remember this is one of the outcomes from several conferences I have participated in over the past couple of years going back to Thailand in May, 2007 (See HCD … Continue reading Holistic Child Development (web site)