Monday, February 7, 2011

New Podcast: Use of Psychotropic Medication in the Foster Care System

In this latest podcast, Stephen McCrea, CASA supervisor with CASA for Children in Portland, OR, talks about the history of mental health treatment of foster youth.

He focuses on the introduction of psychotropic medications, their use today and what a CASA/GAL volunteer should know when working with medicated youth. Before working with the CASA program, McCrea was a crisis counselor and a residential counselor for youth. Listen to the podcast at our website, or subscribe to receive the latest podcasts via RSS or iTunes.

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