This is a 4-part training taking place every Tuesday from October 1st - October 22nd from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Forming a family through adoption is different than forming one biologically or being a foster family. While adoption brings great joy and happiness to families, children who have experienced the trauma of abuse, neglect,… Read More »SPAULDING Adoption Training: Making the Commitment to Adoption
If you are working with an older youth (14+) please join us to learn how CASA can collaborate with the ROYALS program to help prepare your older youth for independence and success. Guest Speaker: Jackie Probst - The ROYALS Program (Regional Older Youth Advancement of Life Skills) RSVP BY OCT 18TH: angie@casamideastmo.org or 636-583-4422
The child welfare team traditionally focuses on the immediate needs of youth and not the lifelong connections that are so important throughout life. This training will assist resource parents in understanding the need of having key people in the lives of youth to support them with everyday issues every person faces as they get older.… Read More »Maintaining Connections for Youth
It is not a question of ‘if’ your adopted child will connect with birth family, it’s ‘when.’ This training will help participants recognize the benefits for children being aware of their adoption/guardianship story and maintaining connection with their birth families; aware of strategies for maintaining and promoting connections; understand the continuum that exists for connection;… Read More »The Adoption & Guardianship Journey: Navigating Relationships with Birth Families
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?
Optimize your Optima skills with Alecia. RSVP: alecia@casamideastmo.org or (636) 583-4422
Join us every 2nd Friday of the month from 8am-9am for CASA Coffee!
Self-compassion has become a popular term these days. But what does that mean? Self-compassion is an essential trait that caregivers must learn to practice to sustain themselves through the long, challenging job of parenting. Understand that being kind to yourself is not selfish but rather a gift you need to give yourself to prevent compassion… Read More »SELF COMPASSION / LifeLines-Education Opportunity for Adoptive, Foster, and Kinship Parents
Join us to learn about your role in prepare your older youth for independence and success. This training is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for volunteers working with youth ages 14+ especially those with the case goal of APPLA. Additional online training videos to increase your learning experience with an opportunity to earn up to 9 hours of… Read More »FOSTERING FUTURES TRAINING
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
Humor is a handy tool in life’s toolbox. When you are parenting children with unique challenges, it’s especially important not to take yourself too seriously. This class will explore the nature of humor and how to incorporate it into your parenting repertoire. To register, call 314.968.2350 ext. 7234 or email intake.dept@familyforwardmo.org.
Show Me Healthy Kids offers several benefits that you may not know about, such as earning money for well-care doctor visits, transportation services for birth parents to visit their children, and free sensory kits for some children. Get help navigating the healthcare system so members can get the treatments and benefits they need. To register,… Read More »Show Me Healthy Kids: MO Healthy Kids Presentation, Mary Mogg, MSW