Beyond Tokenism: How To Redesign Systems Using Authentic #LivedExperience Partnership
05/17/22 • 51 min
In this episode I had the pleasure of sitting down with two of the authors of a new article published in the Child Welfare League Journal that has got many of us in the child welfare system emphatically nodding our heads, YES.
The game-changing article is titled, “Beyond Human-centered Design: The Promise of Antiracist Community-centered Approaches in Child Welfare Program and Policy Design,” and it was written by two women whose amazing work I came across two years ago and who I have been admiring ever since.
Sonya Soni and Jermeen Sherman are doing the revolutionary work our human services systems so desperately need and they’re doing it across several vital mediums. They’re writing. They’re teaching. And they’re raising academic rigor to challenge the system on all fronts. Their lifelong work has culminated to this very moment, and I am so happy that I had the chance to speak with them.
Beyond Human-Centered Design Additional Resources
Presentations/ documents:
- “Beyond Human-Centered Design: The Promise of Antiracist Community-Centered Approaches in Child Welfare Program and Policy Design” link here: https://www.cwla.org/child-welfare-journal/journal-archive)
- A toolkit of community organizing and community participatory methodologies and best practices that I have found most helpful while working in child welfare and local government
- Presentation on community participatory methods
Resources:
- “Design Justice: Community-led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need” by Sasha Constanza-Chock
- A list of resources and case studies that challenge HCD in child welfare and local government
In this episode I had the pleasure of sitting down with two of the authors of a new article published in the Child Welfare League Journal that has got many of us in the child welfare system emphatically nodding our heads, YES.
The game-changing article is titled, “Beyond Human-centered Design: The Promise of Antiracist Community-centered Approaches in Child Welfare Program and Policy Design,” and it was written by two women whose amazing work I came across two years ago and who I have been admiring ever since.
Sonya Soni and Jermeen Sherman are doing the revolutionary work our human services systems so desperately need and they’re doing it across several vital mediums. They’re writing. They’re teaching. And they’re raising academic rigor to challenge the system on all fronts. Their lifelong work has culminated to this very moment, and I am so happy that I had the chance to speak with them.
Beyond Human-Centered Design Additional Resources
Presentations/ documents:
- “Beyond Human-Centered Design: The Promise of Antiracist Community-Centered Approaches in Child Welfare Program and Policy Design” link here: https://www.cwla.org/child-welfare-journal/journal-archive)
- A toolkit of community organizing and community participatory methodologies and best practices that I have found most helpful while working in child welfare and local government
- Presentation on community participatory methods
Resources:
- “Design Justice: Community-led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need” by Sasha Constanza-Chock
- A list of resources and case studies that challenge HCD in child welfare and local government
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The Power of Mentorship with Mr. Chip Finney
Mr. Finney is special to me. He is my long-time mentor and adviser. When foster care disrupted my life, it was Mr. Finney who stepped in to support me and help guide me through the child welfare system. Without a doubt, he is the reason why I'm the man I am today.
A former English and history teacher, Mr. Finney's cheerful demeanor and ability to redirect my often misplaced energy helped our relationship flourish. Because of Mr. Finney's positivity, nurturing nature, and talent for keeping on an even keel, I believe he has the perspective needed to help re-imagine foster care. And because of our experience, I know he can provide valuable guidance for other mentors in the child welfare space. These traits and his commitment to supporting me are also why I want to honor him as one of our #HeroesOfFosterCare.
More on Takkeem Morgan
I work with child welfare agencies to develop and manage data-driven recruitment and retention campaigns for foster parents.
My mission is to work with others to bring world-class innovation and ingenuity into the child welfare ecosystem.
I'm currently working on using the private sector's innovative technologies to bring foster parents together to connect, share and grow.
For more on me, visit takkeemmorgan.com.
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The Mosaic Foster Parents Café podcast is produced by Zuri Berry (@ZMCPodcasts).
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