Comments for Dr. Toni Heineman http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress Strings too short to be of use... Wed, 09 May 2012 02:19:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Widening Cracks by Aydil http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=246#comment-1491 Aydil Wed, 09 May 2012 02:19:14 +0000 http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=246#comment-1491 When there are available fotser parents within a 2 hour drive, but in a different county, it seems ridiculous there isn't more readily a plan for cooperation between and among counties so placements can occur. Granted the stresses of caseloads, paperwork, and cooperating with other agencies involved leaves little room for creative solution making, it seems in the best interest of the child, there could be some sharing of resources to better meet the needs of the child once the decision to remove the child has been made. When there are available fotser parents within a 2 hour drive, but in a different county, it seems ridiculous there isn’t more readily a plan for cooperation between and among counties so placements can occur. Granted the stresses of caseloads, paperwork, and cooperating with other agencies involved leaves little room for creative solution making, it seems in the best interest of the child, there could be some sharing of resources to better meet the needs of the child once the decision to remove the child has been made.

]]> Comment on A Salute to Child Welfare Caseworkers by Psychotherapy & Mindfulness Chapel Hill http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=150#comment-1469 Psychotherapy & Mindfulness Chapel Hill Sat, 05 May 2012 08:34:50 +0000 http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=150#comment-1469 The arena need more passionate writers like you who are not afraid to say how they believe. The arena need more passionate writers like you who are not afraid to say how they believe.

]]> Comment on Why We Love Our Therapists by Emotionally Focused Therapy Steps http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=206#comment-1415 Emotionally Focused Therapy Steps Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:54:30 +0000 http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=206#comment-1415 Hello Toni, Thanks, on a related note, So many people intrigued in a medical-related profession are routinely not informed of the discipline of Occupational Treatment. A vocation as an Occupational Therapist is equally personally and monetarily fulfilling. Occupational Therapists support sufferers with a huge number of illnesses that feature developmental disabilities, coaching sufferers with long term disabilities to make the most of adaptive gear, motor abilities rehabilitation, repair service small expression memory decline, bettering determination making, as very well as putting together and implementing rehabilitation policies and evaluating a patient's development. Basically, Occupational Treatment is a sort of therapy that facilitates folk return to their former occupations. Good Job! Hello Toni,
Thanks, on a related note, So many people intrigued in a medical-related profession are routinely not informed of the discipline of Occupational Treatment. A vocation as an Occupational Therapist is equally personally and monetarily fulfilling. Occupational Therapists support sufferers with a huge number of illnesses that feature developmental disabilities, coaching sufferers with long term disabilities to make the most of adaptive gear, motor abilities rehabilitation, repair service small expression memory decline, bettering determination making, as very well as putting together and implementing rehabilitation policies and evaluating a patient’s development. Basically, Occupational Treatment is a sort of therapy that facilitates folk return to their former occupations.
Good Job!

]]> Comment on A Salute to Child Welfare Caseworkers by Araújo http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=150#comment-953 Araújo Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:02:21 +0000 http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=150#comment-953 Your articles are always awesome, and the design of your website helps to keep it beautiful. Your articles are always awesome, and the design of your website helps to keep it beautiful.

]]> Comment on Foster Care Musical Chairs by John http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=47#comment-778 John Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:56:11 +0000 http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=47#comment-778 Actually the foster-care system itself is a lot like musical chairs. A child can be moved around between several different foster families in a short period of time. Traditionally when a child is moved (from one home to another) they are told (by the caseworker) that they were not wanted in the home they are being moved out of. Caseworkers claim this helps the child better adjust to the new home. Does anyone really believe that? Imagine that every home that the child is in treats them good. And acts like they want them there. This could lead to the child being suspicious of everyone who tries to treat them good. Actually the foster-care system itself is a lot like musical chairs. A child can be moved around between several different foster families in a short period of time. Traditionally when a child is moved (from one home to another) they are told (by the caseworker) that they were not wanted in the home they are being moved out of. Caseworkers claim this helps the child better adjust to the new home. Does anyone really believe that? Imagine that every home that the child is in treats them good. And acts like they want them there. This could lead to the child being suspicious of everyone who tries to treat them good.

]]> Comment on A Salute to Child Welfare Caseworkers by Toni Heineman http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=150#comment-630 Toni Heineman Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:55:30 +0000 http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=150#comment-630 Michael, Thanks for the comment. I agree that it can be difficult to maintain a spirit of cooperation when there is so much work to do and so little time and money to meet the needs of foster care. Michael,

Thanks for the comment. I agree that it can be difficult to maintain a spirit of cooperation when there is so much work to do and so little time and money to meet the needs of foster care.

]]> Comment on We Live In Hope by Toni Heineman http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=154#comment-629 Toni Heineman Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:51:41 +0000 http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=154#comment-629 Hi Susan, I'd love to hear more about what you're doing. Toni Heineman Hi Susan,
I’d love to hear more about what you’re doing.

Toni Heineman

]]> Comment on We Live In Hope by Susan http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=154#comment-551 Susan Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:12:14 +0000 http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=154#comment-551 Greetings! This is my first visit to your website! We are a team of volunteers and starting a new initiative in a community in the same niche. Your website (www.ahomewithin.org) provided us beneficial information to work on. You have done a extraordinary job! Greetings! This is my first visit to your website! We are a team of volunteers and starting a new initiative in a community in the same niche. Your website (www.ahomewithin.org) provided us beneficial information to work on. You have done a extraordinary job!

]]> Comment on A Salute to Child Welfare Caseworkers by Michael Yu http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=150#comment-335 Michael Yu Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:44:04 +0000 http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=150#comment-335 Thank you Dr. Heineman for reminding us all of the perils child welfare caseworkers have to deal with on a daily basis and how much is demanded of them. With further budgetary cutbacks many of these caseworkers are also now in jeopardy of losing their jobs in addition to their already demanding and overwhelming caseloads. What a "No-win" situation. For those of us who also work with foster children perhaps we can be the one bright spot for these overworked and under-appreciated caseworkers. When we work to collaborate, help problem solve and most importantly help create a team environment, where we encourage, but also challenge one another for the betterment of children in foster care. Thank you Dr. Heineman for reminding us all of the perils child welfare caseworkers have to deal with on a daily basis and how much is demanded of them. With further budgetary cutbacks many of these caseworkers are also now in jeopardy of losing their jobs in addition to their already demanding and overwhelming caseloads. What a “No-win” situation. For those of us who also work with foster children perhaps we can be the one bright spot for these overworked and under-appreciated caseworkers. When we work to collaborate, help problem solve and most importantly help create a team environment, where we encourage, but also challenge one another for the betterment of children in foster care.

]]> Comment on Up Against the Clock by debbie felio http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=123#comment-153 debbie felio Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:51:15 +0000 http://www.ahomewithin.org/wordpress/?p=123#comment-153 When there are available foster parents within a 2 hour drive, but in a different county, it seems ridiculous there isn't more readily a plan for cooperation between and among counties so placements can occur. Granted the stresses of caseloads, paperwork, and cooperating with other agencies involved leaves little room for creative solution making, it seems in the best interest of the child, there could be some sharing of resources to better meet the needs of the child once the decision to remove the child has been made. When there are available foster parents within a 2 hour drive, but in a different county, it seems ridiculous there isn’t more readily a plan for cooperation between and among counties so placements can occur. Granted the stresses of caseloads, paperwork, and cooperating with other agencies involved leaves little room for creative solution making, it seems in the best interest of the child, there could be some sharing of resources to better meet the needs of the child once the decision to remove the child has been made.

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