Summary
As practitioners, we are often in search of successful programs, anecdotes, cures, and solutions for everyday problems and challenges. This presentation will begin in the form of a story—a story of a real, in the human flesh person who came into the foster care system as a victim of abuse and neglect and left as a college graduate and continued her success as a social worker, child advocate, Statewide Youth Advisory Board Coordinator, and educator. Sara will share her strategies with supporting research for her personal success and resilience and how she models this success to young people. During this presentation, the following questions will be addressed: How do children who have faced abuse or neglect find their resiliency? 2. How do supportive adults provide and support a caring and nurturing environment with the establishment of boundaries and without being an enabler? 3. How does the experience of success or non-success in school impact or mitigate perceptions of self-esteem, helplessness and ongoing victimization? 4. How can youth empowerment impact a growth mindset?
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