Community In-Site
Community In-site is about the family well-being movement. Hosts Tecoria Jones and Elliott Hinkle bring their lived expertise with the child welfare system as well as their professional insights to each episode. We'll be talking to leaders, advocates, and community members who are working from the grassroots to the grasstops on strategies to invest in the well-being of families and communities in order to prevent child welfare involvement. The show will feature stories and lessons from community sites (featuring Thriving Families, Safer Children sites) that make the family well-being movement real and personal. Each episode will unpack a specific topic (e.g. racial equity or community partnerships) and what can be learned from the challenges and successes. The hosts hope to leave listeners with something they can take into their own work to help grow the movement in their community.
For more information about the family well-being movement and Thriving Families, Safer Children initiative you can visit, Thriving Families
Community In-Site
Stories Are Data With A Soul and Will Transform Systems with Dr. Jessica Pryce
In this episode, Valerie talks with Dr. Jessica Pryce. Jessica is a Research Faculty member at Florida State University and the author of the book Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services. In addition to being a researcher and author, Jessica is a nationally recognized thought leader on child welfare workforce development. The framework in her book documents stories and lessons for moving from being an agent of the system to becoming an advocate and activist.
Jessica’s book is a reflection and a call to action written from the perspective of a Black woman working in child welfare. She introduces us to a powerful framework she describes as the agent–advocate–activist journey. For the purposes of OUR show, the perspective I wanted to bring to this conversation is how Jessica sees the experience of people impacted by the system as data that can transform us and the system.
Ultimately, this episode is about power, discomfort, and the courage it takes to evolve.
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Here are some additional resources Dr. Pryce would like to share with you.
- To transform child welfare, take race out of the equation | TED Jessica Pryce
- Publications — Sharing Power | Shifting Mindsets
- Sharing Power | Shifting Mindsets
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