Episode 43: A Peek into the Agency Workers’ World
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 29 January 2018
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Sharen Ford of Focus on the Family and her daughter, Jennifer Rice, both have experience in the “trenches” of agency work in the foster care system. They share what it’s really like, what the challenges are and even how the job can affect your personal life. This peek into “the other side” is eye-opening…and it’s encouraging to note that agency workers truly do want the best for each child on their caseload.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Forgotten Podcast, bringing voice to the foster care community. |
| 0:07.0 | When you truly come with a servant's heart and you truly come with the thought process of creating a better or safe environment for children and the family as a whole, then you're able to meet the family where they are and really put your biases to the side. |
| 1:00.2 | Hello and welcome to the Forgotten podcast Season 4. |
| 1:03.6 | I'm Jamie Cabe and I am so happy you're joining me today. |
| 1:08.4 | You know, it is a very special thing that you come back each time we air an episode. |
| 1:10.5 | We do not take that for granted. So please keep coming and |
| 1:12.4 | we spread the word, help others to hear the voice of the foster care community. Did you know |
| 1:18.9 | there are over 40 other episodes of this podcast for you to listen to? We want to encourage you and |
| 1:24.8 | equip you in your journey. You can find all of our episodes at |
| 1:28.0 | the forgotten initiative.org slash podcast. Today I have two guests to bring to you, Dr. Sharon |
| 1:35.9 | Ford, who's actually been a guest in the past and her daughter, Jennifer Rice. Let me tell you |
| 1:41.6 | a little bit about my guests. Sharon Ford serves as the director for adoption |
| 1:46.6 | in orphan care. She has been with focus on the family since retiring after 30 years of service with |
| 1:52.7 | the Colorado State Department of Human Services, and it was in the Division of Child Welfare. She was a |
| 1:58.8 | manager for permanency services. Jennifer Rice is a graduate |
| 2:03.9 | of Grambling State University and an MSW from the University of Denver in Social Work. |
| 2:10.4 | She is a licensed clinical social worker now and she has served 12 years in child welfare, |
| 2:16.7 | working with an emphasis in adolescent services |
| 2:19.6 | in a large county department of human services. |
| 2:24.0 | So these ladies know what they're talking about in relation to what it feels like to be |
| 2:29.3 | a foster care worker. |
| 2:32.5 | At the Forgotten Initiative, our mission is to bring joy and purpose to the |
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