There's been a lot of things going on in the "development" world here on campus. A few weeks ago we had a PhD student from the States come to do a training series on a variety of issues like domestic violence and poverty. After that I started teaching weekly training's on Friday mornings. I'm 4 weeks through the series and it's been great! So far we've covered:
1. The effects of abuse and neglect on child development
2. Attachment development and disorders
3. Behavior management
4. Crisis Management
We have a few more topics to go before summer hits, things like teaching life skills, working with biological families, and sexual abuse issues. For me the most exciting thing is that we not only have our Back2Back staff coming, but also a few of the children's home workers as well as some local community members who recently started foster parenting. Lots of good conversations are happening, and there's change coming! It's an exciting time and I can't wait to see how the ministry develops.
You're a great teacher!
ReplyDeleteIt's very cool that you're able to transfer some of your social worker skills from the US to the needs of the orphans in Mexico. We're proud that God is using you in this way.
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