by Brittany Bateman | Feb 13, 2018 | Executive Director Series, Latest Post
It is once again time for the Olympic Games. Most of us will turn our attention to the achievements of our athletes and applaud not only for their performance, but also their dedication and effort put forth to make those performances possible. These are our national...
by Brittany Bateman | Jan 11, 2018 | Executive Director Series, Latest Post
We are all familiar with the concept of pay it forward. Performing a kind gesture for someone and then the hope is that the gesture is paid forward or reciprocated in some way. In a cynical world the question always arises about how much impact a single kind gesture...
by Brittany Bateman | Nov 14, 2017 | Executive Director Series
As you read this I want you to do an exercise first. Sit quietly, without any distractions. Now think of a time where you were terribly embarrassed. Remember all of the people around you and their reactions. Did you feel something as you thought about it? Were you...
by Brittany Bateman | Oct 10, 2017 | Executive Director Series
In our field there has been an on-going discussion around how we refer to those people who use our services. In the late eighties and early nineties there was a move toward using the word client to describe all persons who utilized services in children and family...
by Brittany Bateman | Aug 8, 2017 | Executive Director Series
Although many of us would like to believe otherwise, how we think of someone else impacts how we not only respond to them but also how we judge someone after the fact, and apply a narrative for the future. When we misjudge or prejudge other people, the risk is that...