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EPISODE · Jul 7, 2021 · 56 MIN

No Matter How Difficult Things Get With Irene Clements Adoptive Parent, Executive Director

from Thriving Adoptees - Let's Thrive · host Irene Clements, Simon Benn

Irene Clements and her husband have 5 kids, 23 grandkids and 3 great grandkids. She is alsoExecutive Director, National Foster Parent AssociationBoard of Directors, Texas Foster Care AssociationBoard Member, SAFE Coalition for Human RightsAdvisory Board Member, NCTSNChair, Board of Directors, EveryChild, Inc. TexasBoard Member,  Texas COACFoster Care ConsultantTo connect with Irene visit:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ireneclements/The National Foster Parent Association is a non-profit, volunteer organization established in 1972 as a result of the concerns of several independent groups that felt the country needed a national organization to meet the needs of foster families in the United States.Today, NFPA has grown from an original group of 926 foster parents, 210 social workers and 59 other professionals to an organization that represents thousands of foster families nationwide through foster parent affiliates.This mission of the NFPA is to be a respected national voice for foster, kinship, and adoptive families through networking, education, and advocacy. "The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life."https://nfpaonline.org/https://www.linkedin.com/company/nfpaonlinehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi-jmOBA4EsddO77-Cl4bTwhttps://www.instagram.com/NFPAOnline/https://twitter.com/NFPAOnlinehttps://m.facebook.com/NFPAonline/ Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

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Irene shares highlights and 50 years of wisdom learned raising 5 children. Her family includes 2 boys adopted from foster care who'd experienced significant abuse and neglect so suffered from Reactive Attachment Disorder. She talks about how her kids have proved psychologists', psychiatrists' and social workers' negative predictions wrong. She takes no credit and puts this all down to them. Modest, inspiring and empowering. You're going to love this...

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