Make a Mental Note

In this episode of the Make a Mental Note podcast, Sheri Pickover, a licensed professional counselor, discusses characteristics of children who are in the child welfare system/foster care and the basics of helping them and their parents. Give it a listen and find out why this episode is worthy of a mental note!  Get the show notes on the "Make a Mental Note" page at http://www.chrisquarto.com/ Click here to subscribe to the Make a Mental Note podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/make-a-mental-note/id1035476864?mt=2 Mental Notes: * There is not a straight line between problems that people have and the solution to those problems. * A common theme of children and their parents in the child welfare system: "People do the best they can with what they have." * Empathy is foundational to working with clients. * Parents of kids in the child welfare system feel helpless and hopeless. In addition, they feel ashamed, guilty and even angry because they may feel as though they are being judged for being a ba