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 165: Walking Through Unexpected Grief (w/ Tim Challies)
Episode 164: How a Street Kid Turned Foster Dad Found Acceptance and True Worth (w/ Peter Mutabazi)
BONUS: Exciting News and Year-End Encouragement
Episode 163: The Beauty of Entering the Mess (w/ Cynthia Yanof)
Episode 162: Finding Peace About Your Past (w/ Hudson Kaeb)
Episode 161: Discovering Hope When Life Felt Hopeless (w/ Brittany Marler)
Episode 160: Why Adoption Doesn’t End the Healing Journey (w/ Mia Arrington)
Episode 159: Raising Awareness: People Need to See It Before They Can Be It (w/ Jessica Hurlbut)
BONUS: Trauma & Real Life: When Diagnoses are Stacked Against You
Episode 158: Prioritizing Learning & Growth in Fostering (w/ Joey & Sadie Dodson)
Episode 157: Learning to Celebrate Reunification (w/ Amanda Irby)
Episode 156: Breaking the Cycle of Trauma (w/ DJ Johnson)
Episode 155: The Call of the Church: Seeing & Serving the Orphan (w/ Sean Myers)
Episode 154: Naming Your Family's Unique Values (w/ Beau Johnson)
Episode 153: Walking an Unexpected Path of Family & Foster Care
Episode 152: Acknowledging a Child's Unique Life Journey
Episode 151: Forming Habits for Your Family and Yourself (w/ Justin Whitmel Earley)
BONUS: Our Favorite Moments From Season 12
Episode 150: Entering Into Flexible Fatherhood
Episode 149: The Gospel of Place (w/ Paul Tripp)
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