• Let It Be Us: A Foster Care & Adoption Podcast

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Let It Be Us: A Foster Care & Adoption Podcast

By: Let It Be Us
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  • Let It Be Us: A Foster Care and Adoption Podcast was launched in 2022 by the Illinois nonprofit organization Let It Be Us. Foster Care professionals and parents speak on issues important to the journey of foster care and adoption. If you live in the State of Illinois and want to become a foster parent or learn about waiting children, go to www.letitbeus.org
    © 2024 Let It Be Us: A Foster Care & Adoption Podcast
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  • Conversation About Foster Care & Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) with Susan McConnell, DSW(c), MBA and Carina H. Santa Maria, MSW, LCSW

    Conversation About Foster Care & Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) with Susan McConnell, DSW(c), MBA and Carina H. Santa Maria, MSW, LCSW
    Feb 11 2023

    Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) includes children and young people in foster care that  are in extreme risk. While poorly defined legally, the impact upon this population is immense. Two Child Welfare Agency Executive Directors involved in research and programming to serve this population speak on our podcast about their experience and  potential opportunities. Hear from Susan McConnell, Executive Director of Let It Be Us and Carina Santa Maria, Executive Director of Shelter, Inc. McConnell is involved in program design and implementation perspective as a Doctorate in Social Work candidate at the University of Southern California.  Santa Maria is an adjunct professor at Dominican University’s School of Social Work, where she teaches a graduate level human trafficking course. In addition, she has spent 10+ years working in the anti-trafficking field, specifically with survivors and program implementation and evaluation.  

    Learn more about Let It Be Us at letitbeus.org.
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    38 mins
  • What Do I Do When a Child Arrives?

    What Do I Do When a Child Arrives?
    Dec 2 2022

    The team comes together to give tips and advice for how to navigate the first time a child is placed in your home - or any time they come!  Learn from Let It Be Us Founder and Executive Director Susan McConnell, MBA, Let It Be Us Directors Vanessa Baie, LCSW, and Karron Shaw, MJ, as well as seasoned foster parent and Foster Parent Licensing Coach, Cathy Newbury about what to do when a child arrives and how to navigate that important relationship.

    To learn more about becoming a foster parent or joining our database of licensed homes find us at www.letitbeus.org
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    26 mins
  • What Do I Need if I Adopt?: Practical Tips to Be Ready

    What Do I Need if I Adopt?: Practical Tips to Be Ready
    Nov 28 2022

    Parenting is a long road no matter how you do it. This mini-episode explores tips and advice on how to support yourself as a foster parent, adoptive parent, and ways to ensure you have what you need to care for children throughout their lives. Let It Be Us Director Karron Shaw, MJ, and Foster Parent Licensing Coach Cathy Newbury give advice and suggestions in this chat.

    To learn more about becoming a foster parent or joining our database of licensed homes find us at www.letitbeus.org
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    11 mins
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