Many agency workers who serve the foster care community choose this path out of a passion for helping others. But transitioning into this challenging career can often be a very overwhelming experience. Even when workers are doing their best, they can start to feel like they’re not doing enough and that they don’t have a support system to fall back on in their times of need.
Brian Gazdziak is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker as well as a foster and adoptive dad. He has spent years providing specialized mental health therapy to help people, such as those in the foster care community, cope with life challenges. As someone who has experienced foster care from the perspective of both an agency worker and a foster parent, Brian has unique insights and empathy surrounding the topic of these complex relationships.
In this episode, Brian shares what it’s like to work with children and families in a hands-on capacity, how churches can provide much-needed support to foster care workers, how to build a better relationship with case workers, and so much more.
Show Notes: https://theforgotteninitiative.org/brian-gazdziak-226/
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Episode 69: Fostering Teen Moms: Finding Success in Faithfulness
Episode 68: Walking Through Grief With Hope
Episode 67: The Power of a Surrendered Heart
Episode 66: Traditional Parenting Vs. Trauma-Informed Parenting: Pursuing Connection with Your Child
Episode 65: When Mental Health and Trauma Intersect: Finding the Path Towards Healing
Episode 64: My Parents are Foster Parents: Honest Reflections from Teens in a Fostering Family
Episode 63: Lessons Learned from Growing Up in a Fostering Family
BONUS: The Father’s Loving Pursuit of His Daughter
ENCORE: Making an Indelible Difference in the Lives of Vulnerable Children
Episode 62: Supporting, Loving and Going Above and Beyond for Biological Parents
Episode 61: Staying the Course in Foster Care: “It’s What We Do”
Episode 60: Creatively Conquering Fears: How Art Became a Means of Healing
Episode 59: Foster Care and Higher Education: One Man's Story of Beating the Odds
Episode 58: More to Me: Foster Care Through the Eyes of a Teen
Episode 57: Confidentiality in Foster Care: Why It Matters
Episode 56: Single Foster Parenting – Real Strategies from Real Moms
Episode 55: A New School Year -- Advocating for Our Kids from Trauma Backgrounds
Episode 54: Mentoring Can Make a Difference in the Life of a Foster Child
Episode 53: The Search for Identity Leads to Foster Care Ministry
Episode 52: Making an Indelible Difference in the Lives of Vulnerable Children
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