Episode 40: Jennifer, Part I
This incredible episode is about a young couple who fostered and eventually adopted a boy who was a student in Jennifer’s kindergarten classroom. He was in seven foster homes in five years (some were shelters). Jennifer and her husband became foster parents in their first year of marriage. This young boy had been abused sexually and physically neglected and had his first suicide attempt at eight years of age, and has a diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD). Jennifer and her husband have worked non-stop to get their son the help and services their son needs, and Jennifer has compiled an incredible database of resources.
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PCIT - Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Accelerated Resolution Therapy
Problematic Sexual Behavior Therapy
"safe room" - sometimes called a seclusion room
- neuro-psych testing
- Thompson Center (Columbia, MO)
- "Alternative School" - this is a school within a public school district, which is still considered free and public schooling but has increased levels of services for students with specific accommodations and high levels of need.
- CASA
