Amber Jewell, LSCSW
Trainer & Coach, YSO Partners
A licensed clinical social worker who is a foster alumna, has worked inside the child welfare system and now brings that firsthand view to the organizations she trains.
About
Amber Jewell has spent fifteen years working in child protective services, education, and mental health as a licensed clinical social worker. She has served as a case worker, seeing firsthand how policy translates, or fails to translate, into practice on the ground.
Amber is also a foster care alumna and a current foster parent, which means she has experienced the child welfare system from both the professional and personal side. That dual perspective shapes how she approaches leadership training.
She focuses less on compliance theory and more on what helps a child in a real moment.
Amber joins YSO Partners engagements during the leadership training phase of Cultural Change work, helping leadership translate policy into the daily decisions that make a protection culture real.
Areas of Focus
Child Protective Services Experience
Firsthand knowledge of how child welfare systems operate, not just how they’re designed to.
Trauma-Informed Practice
Training leadership to recognize how trauma shows up in staff, children, and organizational culture.
Lived Experience
A foster care alumna and foster parent whose personal experience informs every training she leads.
Books & Publications
Finding Hope: The 12 Keys to Healing Hardship, Hurt & Sorrow
For anyone navigating hardship or trauma, offering twelve practical keys to resilience from a foster care alumna and licensed social worker.
Keynotes & Workshops
Amber is available for keynote presentations and workshops.