All For Kids

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Other Behavioral Issues Adopted children, whether from birth parents or the foster care system, may exhibit behavioral issues as they adjust to their new family dynamics. It’s important for adoptive parents to provide reassurance and support during these periods of uncertainty.

Psychology 52

Psychology Adoption Psychosocial Substance Abuse 52

University of Connecticut

MAY 8, 2023

Mykah Knight, Individuals, Groups, and Families concentration I am currently following the two-year IGF track and plan to become a licensed clinical therapist that works with individuals, groups, and families who struggle with environmental stress, social justice issues, and chronic PTSD and/or other behavioral health disturbances.

LMSW 52

LMSW Justice and Corrections Schools Mental Health 52

All For Kids

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Parents in such circumstances are often young with past experiences in foster care or the juvenile justice system. They may have recently been deployed from the military and struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Domestic Violence 52

Domestic Violence Substance Abuse Military Psychology 52

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2021

I call it child protection PTSD, that they’re just gonna one day knock on my door.” After years of ignoring, and sometimes fomenting, foster-care panic, even the Tampa Bay Times admits a lot of children are being needlessly torn from everyone they know and love in that part of Florida. ?

Child Welfare 76

Child Welfare Welfare Domestic Violence Hospitals 76

University of Connecticut

MARCH 28, 2022

I currently work part-time for a somatic therapy clinic which has afforded me the opportunity to learn about this niche specialty, piquing my interest in the power of mindfulness specifically around the treatment of PTSD. Christopher Cocchi, Individuals, Groups, and Families concentration. Awards Rollin Williams/Y.C.

Criminal Justice 98

Criminal Justice Schools Mental Health Social Worker 98