Saturdays, Nov 16, 23 & Dec 7 & 14  (14 Hours of Training) Parenting children who have experienced trauma is different than parenting typically developing children. Children who have experienced the trauma of abuse, neglect, and the loss of their family of origin bring unique challenges to the parenting experience. This training is designed for… Read More »RPC Trauma Training: Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma

Mondays:  Nov 18 & 25, Dec 2 & 9 Spaulding Adoption Training is a twelve-hour course that provides families with the tools and information they need to understand the Missouri adoption process.  It is required in Missouri for families to become an adoptive resource for a child. The curriculum covers topics such as cultural competence,… Read More »SPAULDING/ADOPTON TRAINING

AL-ANON: A fellowship group for persons who's loved one(s) are affected by alcoholism PALS: Parents of Addicted Loved Ones Lunch Provided: Beef Vegetable Soup & Rolls RSVP to alecia@casamideastmo.org or 636-583-4422  

This training addresses the complex impact of secondary traumatic stress. It describes risk factors for and signs of secondary traumatic stress as well as prevention and self-care.  This course is intended for anyone who works directly with the child welfare populations such as resource parents and child welfare workers. https://foster-adopt.my.site.com/exchange/ArdiraSurvey/SurveyResponse.app?su=KXlas9  

Wish you knew more CASA volunteers? Are you feeling isolated and/or stressed? Want to find new ways to balance the demands of volunteering and other life responsibilities? This session will take place at the CASA office in Union.  Enjoy a Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board!

The holidays often bring much excitement and celebration for families. But for children who have experienced the disruption in their lives of being separated from their families, the holidays can be a time of great emotional upheaval. The stress level can become intolerable. This class will help parents see the holidays through their child’s eyes… Read More »Holiday Stress

Join us for a training on bridging the gap between birth and foster parents. For years in child welfare a major gap has existed between birth and foster parents. Fueled by fear, mistrust, defensiveness and trauma, this gap in partnership causes children in the foster care system to suffer. Research shows that children thrive under… Read More »Birth & Foster Parent Partnerships: Creating a Caregiving Network

This training helps participants understand the importance of attachment in parenting both for the children and parents who are fostering or adopting. It covers the impact of fractured attachments/lack of attachments on children's ability to attach and identifies strategies to develop healthy attachment bonds. This theme also covers developing trust and developing children's sense of… Read More »Attachment

You can attend with your CASA or offer to work a game.

Join us every 2nd Friday of the month from 8am-9am for CASA Coffee!

This training helps participants understand the impact of separation and ambiguous loss, and the differnet ways children grieve.  Life-long grieving and the importance of providing opportunities for grieving is explored. Strategies to help children deal with grief and loss are identified. Participants will understand loss and fractured attachments with birth family members and previous placements;… Read More »Separation, Loss and Grief

If you are working with a Gasconade or Osage County Family, feel free to join us to celebrate the holidays.