Children Must Live With Families | John VanDenBerg | TEDxPaonia
In this TED Talk, Child Psychologist Dr. John VanDenBerg shares the powerful, shocking story of one child who changed him forever and inspired his life's work as an Innovator of services for children with complex needs. The story of this child who endured severe incidents of violence, sexual abuse, psychiatric detention, and failed foster care and group home placements, has inspired John and thousands of people across the world to help families and communities make commitments to keep children safe and protected.
Video produced by Jay Canode & David Jacobson
Intro animation by Adam Smith
Intro music “So Good To Be True” by Host Bodies / hostbodies
Dr. John VanDenBerg is internationally recognized as a leading authority on innovative services for children with complex needs and their families. He is the Board Chair person for Citizens for a Healthy Community, is a consultant to Families Plus, a children agency in Delta, and is the national mentor for a major anti-poverty program, The Open Table. As a caution, Dr. VanDenBerg's talk will reference child sexual abuse.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
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Thank you John for that talk. Child welfare is too preoccupied with ticking boxes to understand you clear message that kids need family. My personal belief is that mother to mother relationship (between carer and birth mother) at the most valuable, supportive and quickest way to get back to the 'normalised-family' that every child wants. thanks again
Your an amazing Man John…. I Had so many tears in my eyes listening to this!!!!! Thank you for all you have done in the life’s of the baby’s that most needed to be heard and loved and cared for !!!!
Brilliant talk. I've watched patterns in my brother's lives show up over and over in their children's lives. I wish they could have had the help of a Wraparound community. Who knows what it would have done for them. I'm glad you told us about 'Thomas'. Thank you John.
Beautiful story, I have no idea why it's making my tear up.
Very Nice. I want to say, "The Children is the Future King (future Leader)" so Back to Family. Omah Jenius Indonesia - OJI
I'm a victim of institutionalization because of Louisiana.
wow...
You can't treat kids or raise kids by treatment plan.
I am an adoptee. Bring back the orphanages, make them good and a nice place to be and do not farm us out. Let those at the orphanage be our family. Do not make me give an adult a "parenting experience".
@cqrobyn
7 жыл бұрын
that is so sad. My adoptive son would not give back this experience for anything. I am sorry you had a tough upbrining, but let me assure you an ophanage is not the answer people move on to their own families and somewhere you are left without the entity that make you who you are, the ones that love you and know you and support whatever you want to do. Good luck with your journey, only you can feel the pain no one else can make you pain.
@yosemite2405
7 жыл бұрын
Robyn Croft I had a great upbringing (from the adoptive parent perspective). You do not have to assure us adoptees of anything. Adoptive parents never get the truth from us adoptees, they are too busy telling us how wonderful our lives were because of them. Is the person you told to call you mommy here? adultadopteesupport.freeforums.net/board/1/general-adoption-discussion or here? facebook.com/isadoptiontrauma/?fref=ts or one of other safe places for adoptees after living with their adoptive parents? If not, soon. Goodluck.
@cqrobyn
7 жыл бұрын
Yose mite sorry that you thought I was insenstive to your personal feelings, it was not my intention. My personal truth is not only of that of a mother, caring deeply for her child (adopted or not), but as a sceptic, just as you may well be. I take nothing at face value. I will pass on this site you have given me, to my son as I am sure he will make a great contributor to that space, and gain a lot from it. Thanks for your good wishes, same back at you.