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Category: Trauma-Informed Care

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Planting Seeds to Reduce Child Abuse One Family at a Time

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Planting Seeds to Reduce Child Abuse One Family at a Time

Child abuse is a topic that most people avoid, but the dedicated specialists who work in Intensive In-Home and Intensive Family Reunification services (IIS/IFRS) run towards it. In this guest blog, Lead IIS/IFRS Specialist, Alyshia Wayland, breaks down five common reasons why child abuse occurs, and how her team uses education, a trusting relationship – and a little humor – to get families back on the right track.

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Cornerstones of Care Leaders Reflect on Impactful Women in Leadership Journey

Cornerstones of Care Leaders Reflect on Impactful Women in Leadership Journey

This International Women’s Day, our four women in leadership reflect on the women in their lives who helped shape them into the leaders they are today.

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Family Preservation Services Helps Stabilize Single Parent Family

Family Preservation Services Helps Stabilize Single Parent Family

Megan Pelton, a Tier 2 Family Preservation Case Manager, had been providing services for *Erin Warren and her three children for three months when she received a phone call that no case manager ever wants to receive.

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Residential Youth Enjoy Diverse Adventures Across Kansas City Metro Thanks to Hunt Family Foundation Grant

Residential Youth Enjoy Diverse Adventures Across Kansas City Metro Thanks to Hunt Family Foundation Grant

From fighting dragons at Sandbox Virtual Reality to catching foul balls at a Kansas City Monarch’s baseball game, the youth in Cornerstones of Care’s on-campus living programs enjoyed a wide variety of field trip adventures in 2023.

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Getting Real About Workplace Boundaries: A Three-Part Series

Getting Real About Workplace Boundaries: A Three-Part Series

Part 3 - Boundaries with Remote Teams | If you’ve ever seen an episode of The Office, you’ll recognize what can happen when coworkers have poor boundaries with one another – office romances, secrets and scandals, and lots of interpersonal drama. While it may be entertaining on the television screen, it’s clear that a work environment like the one depicted in The Office is problematic at best.

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