The Perfect Gift Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Johnson Family
Rufus and Le’Keisha Johnson adopted their daughter and loved her at first sight. But, they had no idea their daughter would have a multitude of special needs, which thrust them into a whole new world. The Perfect Gift Podcast follows our journey as a special needs family. In this podcast, we plan to cover a wide array of topics ranging from adoption to managing various medical needs of our child. In addition, we will interview families that have similar journeys and discuss their daily experiences. We hope you enjoy The Perfect Gift podcast.
We decided to switch it up and pivot from discussing special needs; to this episode focusing on adoption. So today, we introduce our listeners to my good friend, Hank Willis, as he discusses his journey into the world of Transracial Adoption. We hope this episode blesses you.
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Happy New Year, Listeners!!
We introduce our new theme for the year, “It takes a village.” Our family is very blessed by the community of people that help us raise and support our daughter—from adoption to providing specific medical care needs; we know it truly does take a village to raise our child. In this episode, we introduce our listeners to Adira’s Private Duty Home Health Nurse, Julie Ann Melton. She plays a vital role in our family, administering and advocating the appropriate medical needs for Adira.
Julie Ann Melton, RN, BSN, is Adira’s private duty nurse through Pediatric Home Healthcare. In this role, she provides one-on-one care for Adira in her home and school environment. Such care includes promoting health and disease prevention, medication/feeding administration, providing emotional support, assisting in virtual OT, PT, and Speech therapy sessions, and providing primary daily care such as personal hygiene and grooming. In addition, home health care offers medically fragile patients continuous nursing care in the comfort of their homes.
Hey there, listeners! We are back after taking a few months off. In this episode, we briefly talk about the medical issues that Adira faced over the past few months along with some other challenges that have occurred. We hope you enjoy this episode, and we look forward to bringing you more content in the next month and in the new year. Thanks for listening.
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Mental Health and Caregiver Burnout, Part 2
Hey there, listeners! We are back this month with part two of our conversation with Donna and Greta.
In this episode, we continue discussing mental health and beating burnout. Donna and Greta introduced us to seven options for rest that we all could benefit from. After listening to this episode, find out which type of rest you need most by completing the quiz. See the link below for access.
www.restquiz.com
Donna Costa, BSW, MSW, is the Director of Education and Outreach for NAMI San Antonio and the Cohort Development Coordinator for NAMI-Bridges to Care San Antonio program. In these roles, she
connects faith communities and organizations with mental health training that support them
with creating mental health initiatives within their communities. The goal of NAMI-BTCSA is to
assist others by providing pre-crisis prevention training and assisting with identifying community
resources to promote mental health and wellness.
Greta Johnson, B.S. Psychology, M.S. Psychology, is the Senior Family Case Manager for Haven For Hope. In this role, she is responsible for the coordination of service delivery, data management, and coordinating staff training for Case Management Team Members assigned to Haven to Home Teams. The Senior Case Manager provides technical assistance support and monitors caseloads for the accuracy of
program rules and identifies areas from process improvement to support the program. This
position requires advanced skills and knowledge related to individuals who are experiencing
chronic homelessness, mental and physical health challenges, substance abuse, criminal
justice, and other traumas.
Hey there, listeners! We are back from a much-needed vacation!! In this month’s episode, we are talking about caregiver burnout with Donna Costa and Greta Johnson. Our guests explain what caregiver burnout is and provide some practical tools to our listeners.
Donna Costa, BSW, MSW, is the Director of Education and Outreach for NAMI San Antonio and the Cohort Development Coordinator for NAMI-Bridges to Care San Antonio program. In these roles, she connects faith communities and organizations with mental health training that support them with creating mental health initiatives within their communities. The goal of NAMI-BTCSA is to assist others by providing pre-crisis prevention training and assisting with identifying community resources to promote mental health and wellness.
Greta Johnson, B.S. Psychology, M.S. Psychology, is the Senior Family Case Manager for Haven For Hope. In this role, she is responsible for the coordination of service delivery, data management, and coordinating staff training for Case Management Team Members assigned to Haven to Home Teams. The Senior Case Manager provides technical assistance support and monitors caseloads for accuracy of program rules and identifies areas from process improvement to support the program. This position requires advanced skills and knowledge related to individuals who are experiencing chronic homelessness, mental and physical health challenges, substance abuse, criminal justice, and other traumas.
We hope you enjoy this conversation with Donna and Greta and look forward to part two of our conversation.
This month, we are being a little more vulnerable by going into detail about the various diagnosis our daughter experiences. While having a serious conversation about the multiple battles, we incorporate both humor and a surprise guest for this episode. We hope you enjoy and find encouragement in your journey.
001 – Welcome to The Perfect Gift Podcast
We are so glad you are here! In this first episode, you’ll learn a little about our journey to becoming a special needs family and what you can expect from this podcast. We hope you enjoy this episode and subscribe to hear more.
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