All names and pictures have been changed in order to protect confidentiality. "Ray" was twelve years old when I met her during the summer of 2018. I remember it like yesterday when her foster care mom advised me that she was referred to F.L.Y. Girl Institute by the Department of Children Services as a positive program she could put her in while she was at work. She and her husband had just gotten her a couple of days prior and struggled to connect with her. The initial uncert

All names and pictures have been changed in order to protect confidentiality. Tamara was what you'd call the ringleader of our group sessions. It was clear that she enjoyed making others feel uncomfortable and she reveled in her ability to do just that. It was a common practice for her to seek out the weakest link and use words that set the expectation... I am NOT the one. Her demeanor screamed intimidation and her peers knew that to challenge her in any way would result in a