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 148: When You Have to Do Something: How TFI Fits Into the Foster Care Community
Episode 147: God’s Faithful Pursuit: From the Perspective of a Former Foster Child
Episode 146: When Hope Feels Dangerous: From the Perspective of a Biological Parent
Episode 145: A Lasting Impact: From the Perspective of a Foster Parent
Episode 144: Moment by Moment: From the Perspective of an Agency Worker
Episode 143: Following the Passion in Your Heart
Episode 142: Navigating Transition & Alternative Outcomes in Foster Care
Episode 141: Encouragement, Hope, & Practical Help for the Christian Foster Parent
Episode 140: Family Matters: Changing the Story for Teens in Foster Care
Episode 139: Cultivating Identity, Healing From Trauma, & the Bravery of Telling Your Story
Episode 138: Tending to the Pain of the Past
Episode 137: If God is Calling You, You Can Do It!
Episode 136: Foster Care 101: Becoming a Middle Family
BONUS: Our Favorite Moments From Season 11
Episode 135: When God Opens Unexpected Doors
Episode 134: When God Transforms Your Story for Good
Episode 133: Human Trafficking: Protecting the Vulnerable & Providing Healing
Episode 132: Finding Hope After Experiencing Trauma
Episode 131: Scarred Hands: How Ministry Through Foster Care Changes Us
Episode 130: The Road Back to Reunification
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