In this episode of DCS Talks, foster parent trainer Toney Horton sits down with former foster youth, and co-founder of Jonathan's Path, Taylor Hart DuRard, to discuss the child welfare system through the eyes of the youth. This episode mentions our interview with Taylor's mom, Carrie DuRard, which can be found in our DCS Talks archive, Episode 51, …

In this episode of DCS Talks, we have Susan Kovac with us to discuss theIndian Child Welfare Act. Ms. Kovac has serves as General Counsel Emeritus at Departmentof Children’s Services where she served as the lead attorney for the KnoxCounty Region as well as serving as an Associate Professor at the UT KnoxvilleSchool of Law for over 13 years. Ms. Ko…

In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness month, DCS Talks about the Caring Dads program.

Join DCS Foster Parent trainer Toney Horton as he interviews current foster parents on their experiences with daycare and childcare facilities. Through this discussion topics such as prioritizing children's individual needs, daycare disruptions due to trauma behavior, and staff improvement through being trauma informed.…

DCS Talks with Laurie Ellington CEO & Founder, Ancient Science, Inc. Inner Alchemy and The Path to Human Flourishing about the importance of self care as a caregiver.

In this episode of DCS Talks, DCS podcaster, Sirena Wilson willdiscuss a basic concept in the Human Sciences, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.Many of us who have placed a focus in human sciences by studying, social work,psychology, sociology, or health were introduced to Maslow’s concepts early onin our education, the ideas that are outlined are fundam…

Jennifer Drake Croft works as a Project Directorin the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health(IECMH) Technical Assistance Center at Georgetown University, she servesas a profession coach at the Association of Infant Mental Health inTennessee (AIMHiTN), an Adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee, andwhere I first worked with Ms. Drake Cro…

In this episode of DCS Talks we interview Melina Smith, the Program Manager of the Foster Home Quality Team at DCS. If there are concerns about a foster home, that home may be investigated by a special investigation unit, part of the process of that investigation includes that the case is reviewed by a group of child welfare professionals to help m…

DCS Talks about the process of developing leadership at the department through the Mentorship Certification Program.

On this episode of DCS Talks, Foster Parent trainer Toney Horton sits down with Founder of Jonathan's Path, Carrie DuRard, as they discuss the importance of fostering, adopting, and advocating for our teens in care.

In this episode of DCS Talks, Courtney Matthews, the Director of Independent Living at DCS is interviewed. The Independent Living program offers help to youth who are in foster care and who may turn 18 and as an adult will “age out” of the child welfare system. These services include creating a personalized transition plan with each child that addr…

In this edition of DCS Talks, podcaster Anna Richmond discusses how human trafficking is addressed at the Tennessee Department of Children's Services with program leader, Kelli Germain.

On this Episode of DCS Talks, Toney Horton speaks with current foster parent co-trainer Megan Templeton about the importance of foster parent and birth parent relationships.

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DCS talks to Michelle Reiter and Nena Horton about the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths assessment or as we refer to it the CANS assessment. Michell Reiter serves as a program director that has a focus on formal and informal assessments. Nena Horton serves a senior mental health consultant with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Both Ms.…

In this edition of DCS Talks, certified HeartMath practitioner, Sirena Wilson provides an overview of this system of stress management and nervous system regulation and applies it to the work done in child welfare. This is the first in a series about some of the HeartMath techniques that may help case managers, foster parents, providers or anyone.…

In this episode, our focus will be on recruiting future child welfare professionals at the Department of Children’s Services to assist us, we have, our recruiting and retention coordinator, Marc Giguere here to answer questions about joining the workforce at the Department. Recruiting qualified, talented, professionals is important for the children…

DCS Podcaster, Toney Horton provides information to the public about the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Minors and how the Department responds.

March is national Social Work month which is a great time to celebrate the profession and contributions of the field of social work. In honor of national Social Work month, DCS Talks is interviewing Crystal Parker who is a Licensed Advanced Practitioner Social Worker or LAPSW who serves as an Executive Director at the Department of Children’s Servi…

Jacquie Schultz is the Statewide Child Protective Services Director in the Office of Child Safety. Ms. Shultz is director over the Special Investigations Unit or (SIU). SIU conducts investigations when the abuse or neglect involves children who are in foster care as well as those who are not in the legal custody of DCS but they are under the superv…

Learn more about Adoption Month and hear an interview with an adoptive parent about teen adoptions!

DCS Talks with Rebecca Bevans who is the Director of Training and Program Development in the Office of Child Safety at the Department of Children’s Services. The Office of Child Safety and its investigators train for and carry out the work of investigations, and they often coordinate their work with law enforcement, child advocacy centers and prose…

In this edition of DCS Talks we would like to learn more about the legislative process and new laws are integrated into DCS policy and practice. We will discuss a few of the new laws that started in July of 2021 that impact DCS.

In this edition of DCS Talsk, we interview Shay Jones the lead specialist of the TNDCS Non-Custodial Prevention Services program and this DCS program is established to provide resources for families to prevent children and youth coming into care. The focus on connecting families with prevention services not only aligns with research around permanen…

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DCS Talks about ChildStat which is a collaborative process for data collection and reporting. ChildStat uses a case conferencing model where one case is seen as an opportunity to critically analyze practice, policy, and procedures from a systems perspective. It helps to identify specifically what steps can be taken to enhance practice and promote s…

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In this edition of DCS Talks we speak with Mr. Roger Waynick who is a management consultant at the State of Tennessee in the Office of Customer Focused Government and Mr. Ben Lackner who serves as the Governor’s Management Fellow for the State of Tennessee about a new resource for ALL the citizens of Tennessee! No matter if you are a foster parent,…

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