Hi, Derek Clark here. If you’ve watched my videos, you may already know about my terrible past and how I ended up in the California foster care system. In short, I lived in constant trauma for many years of my
Derek Clark Ranks #1 on Google for Inspiring Motivational Speaker!
Derek Clark, an inspirational keynote speaker now ranks #1 on Google for “inspiring motivational speaker”! Derek’s positive message has rejuvenated the hearts of audiences worldwide. He delivers inspirational conference keynote speeches to many federal, state and county departments in an
11 Phrases You Should Never Say to a Child in Foster Care
I came across this article that hit the hammer on the head in regards to showing some compassion and being careful what you say to children in foster care. I spent 13 years of my early life in foster care. That
Motivational Speaker Derek Clark Shares His Story of Surviving Child Abuse
If it wasn’t for foster care and great foster parents that never gave up, I might be dead or in prison. Foster care saved my life from the brutal child abuse. As an innocent child, I paid the price for
As a Helpless, Homeless and Hopeless Child, I Had Doubts About Foster Care.
As a child growing up in the foster care system, there was a little piece in me that doubted a foster home would keep me. I had already been through a few foster homes. I couldn’t trust foster parents because
Trauma – An Emotional Wound From an Assault on a Person’s Dignity, Safety and Security
The term ‘trauma’ is used to “refer to an emotional wound caused by a frightening and painful experience” (Webb, 2006). Clinical attention has primarily focused on the source of trauma, symptoms of trauma and treatment to trauma. A Response-Based Approach
Dealing With Trauma – Confessions From a Child in Foster Care
I have used humor to get through brutal and extreme abusive situations that I suffered as a child before being abandoned into foster care. There are many times that I would be the class clown. It was hard for me
Every Child Living in Foster Care Has a Story of Loss – Trauma
A child living in foster care can have a great and safe experience, or it can have devastating consequences as the system may create a severed, ruptured, or disrupted connection to their families of origins. For those who have experienced
Conference Planner’s Fantastic Letter About Motivational Keynote Speaker Derek Clark. 727 Evaluations With a Rating of 5 out of 5!
A wonderful letter from a conference planner who discusses the audience’s feedback about motivational speaker Derek Clark’s powerful and inspiring keynote! Dear Derek, Thank you so much for your participation at the 2014 Texas Child Care Administrators Conference, It Starts
Derek Clark Speaks at Fundraising Event for Foster Care and Raises $425,000!
When Derek Clark took the stage to speak at a fundraiser for foster care in Texas, he never expected what would happen next. After delivering a very inspiring motivational speech, he asked the audience for financial donations to help support a
Motivational Speaker Derek Clark Helps Fundraise $125,000 for CASA in Denver to Help Children in Foster Care.
Motivational speaker Derek Clark loves to raise lots of money for his favorite non profits. Derek was invited to speak at the CASA Fundraiser in Denver where delivered a very inspiring 25 minute keynote speech. By the end of the hour long
Motivational Speaker Derek Clark is Featured on Remarkable Dads!
Derek Clark, a motivational speaker, author, and viral video star known as “Rapping Dad,” knows the importance of never giving up. Despite a painful past in the California foster care system, Clark was determined to not let it define who
7 Steps That Helped Me Make Over a Million Dollars. Forget IQ, It’s About Your I-Will!
Before we discuss attaining financial success, we first have to take an honest look at our values. For many people, success doesn’t have a financial component to it at all. There are many business speakers who say you shouldn’t hang
Motivational Speaker, Rapping Dad Derek Clark Featured on NBC’s Steve Harvey TV Show
Motivational speaker Derek Clark and now the Rapping Dad in the viral video hit is featured on NBC’S Steve Harvey TV Talk Show. He shares a part of his life story growing up in foster care and what inspired him
Hilarious! What These Sons Do With Their Dad is Awesome! Derek Clark and Sons.
Rapping Dad and motivational speaker Derek Clark does it again with a new Rapping Dad video. Derek Clark is an Inspiring Motivational Speaker, Author of 6 Books, the Rapping Dad in the Viral Video Hit and has been featured on
Using Negative Labels on Grieving Children and Then Drugging Them is Wrong! Disable The Labels.
How can a grieving child grow if it’s already assumed (by labels) that their growth is stunted? Many times, professionals are wrong in assessing a child and then use medication as a first choice to “fix” the child. That is
Life Will Test Your Spirit, So Rise Back Up With Purpose – The Power of Determination
Life throws both good and bad at us. Every day may bring us into confrontation with a problem that seems to have no solution, or place us in a situation that plays on our fear of taking action. Yet, obsession
WOW! Google Ranks Derek Clark #1 “Inspiring Motivational Speaker” out of 16 Million!
Are you searching for an inspiring keynote speaker or a motivational speaker for your next event? Derek Clark is an international speaker and author of Never Limit Your Life: From Personal to Professional, and the critically acclaimed I Will Never
Motivational Speaker and Foster Care Expert Derek Clark on The Ricki Lake Show
Derek Clark shares his foster care expertise regarding aging out of the foster care system. Derek Clark’s life is one of resilience and redemption. As a child he suffered unthinkable child abuse, abandonment and emotional distress before being turned over
Motivational Speaker, Foster Care Speaker and Expert in Human Potential – Derek Clark is Featured on the Cover of Foster Focus Magazine
Foster care as a whole is a dreary, dismal situation. Kids being ripped from awful situations. Parents with questions of their kids’ location. Foster parents receiving tiny adolescent wrecking balls, who they calm back down into tiny people, only to