Pro Dev With EK!: Recent Episodes
Ebone Kimber
Here to #Empower Helping Professionals to think outside of the box and change the way the world looks at mental health, foster care and the social services field. We want to educate helping professionals to take care of themselves and do no harm. Those we serve are what matters.
Here is the beginning of my supportive adult series that will help you understand what I am talking about and if it's something you want to do!
I have been asking this question since I entered the field. Now don't get me wrong I have had some awesome supervisors over the years but I am talking about someone I choose to connect with the doesn't have a background reason for helping.
I am doing an official reboot of my podcast, video blog and blog on my website! We are doing some promo to encourage helping professionals to subscribe and get invested in Pro Dev wit EK and utilize it as a one stop shop for tools, techniques, encouragement, education and self care! Listen for more information!
I am using my own personal experience with grief to help professionals understand how each client is different!
It's Foster Care Month and I am spending all of May talking about some of my favorite kids in the world! Let's think outside the box!
Foster Care Awareness month is important to me because I have worked with foster youth for years and I always feel the world is behind in having an understanding about foster care! If you are a helping professional you have come in contact with a foster youth! Here is some basic info!
I am taking some time to explain the petty professional and why it's so important to talk about this new phenomenon!
I have been observing group dynamics since 2007 and there are a couple of things I have learned over time about leading and/or managing groups in a variety of settings!
Advocacy for a better world is a tough job. I have learned a whole lot in three, going on four years and I want to share my knowledge!
It's culture competency week and we are talking about the importance of being competent when working with someone who is different than you in many different aspects.
Working with older youth of this generation is not an easy task but it can be done. Here are my 3 suggestions of consideration before working with older youth. We have to think outside of the box!
When mentoring youth of the new generation, we must be careful when speaking and more willing to listen. When we reach an understanding that they view the world differently we can all change the world together!