Join the Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition for this virtual training. Parenting children who have experienced trauma is different than parenting typically developing children. Youth who have experienced trauma often have behaviors that can be frustrating and challenging to manage. In general, traditional parenting techniques are not effective, leaving care providers baffled and overwhelmed. This… Read More »Community Training: Big Behaviors: Understanding and Managing Lying, Stealing & Meltdowns

Join the Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition for this virtual training to learn about the importance of building connections for older youth in care. 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… Read More »Community Training: Maintaining Connections for Older Youth Training

Presented by Human Rights Campaign Foundation. There are between 1.5 to 2 times as many LGBTQ youth living in foster care as LGBTQ youth living outside of foster care. LGBTQ youth have a higher average number of foster care placements and are more likely to be living in a group home. Understanding the prevalence of… Read More »National CASA Webinar: Creating a Gender-Inclusive Environment in Child Welfare Systems

Join Angie as she hosts the quarterly Fostering Futures Recap on 10/11/23 at 6PM. Cara Piers is the guest speaker. Cara has teamed up with the Juvenile Office to offer older youth different life skills classes. Please RSVP to angie@casamideastmo.org.

What Are CASA Coffees & Why Should You Attend? • It’s a chance to network & stay connected with your fellow CASA volunteers & the staff. • Earn in-service hours. • For current CASA volunteers (both with or between active cases). • 2nd Friday of every month from 8-9AM. • Held at each CASA office… Read More »MONTHLY CASA COFFEE NETWORKING MEETING FOR VOLUNTEERS & STAFF

Are you ready to empower and support the next generation? Join us for the launch of our training modules designed to equip attorneys and court professionals with the tools they need to better assist emerging adults (ages 18-25) in the justice system. The goal of the series is to provide dynamic and interactive content that… Read More »NCSC Webinar: Emerging Adults Online Training Series Virtual Kickoff

Join Children's Division Worker, Jamie Bush, as she shares about Family Treatment Court cases and how they are different from traditional cases. How can CASA best help in these types of cases? RSVP to ashley@casamideastmo.org by 10/17/2023.

Prevent+Ed is hosting a blended Youth Mental Health First Aid training. YMHFA is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth… Read More »COMMUNITY TRAINING: YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING (BLENDED)

Missouri Alliance for Animals is hosting a free virtual training on 10/20/2023. You might wonder why this training applies to child welfare? Perhaps you've noticed through your professional or volunteer experiences that there is a frequent connection between the abuse of animals, children, elders, and vulnerable adults. But what can you do to help those… Read More »Community Training: Safer Together Missouri

The Missouri Juvenile Justice Association has their fall conference coming up Oct. 25th-27th, 2023 at Margaritaville Lake Resort in Osage Beach, MO. For more information about the conference and to view the workshops and agenda, click HERE! Scholarships are available. If interested, please speak with your CASA supervisor to get more details.

Presented by Zero to Three. Webinar participants will understand how relationships play a pivotal role in shaping the trajectory of a child’s development. From the earliest moments of life, the interactions children have with caregivers and their surrounding environment form the foundation for their cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. This webinar, tailored for CASA/GAL staff… Read More »National CASA Webinar: Understanding Relationships and their Importance to Early Childhood Development

Join the Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition for a new 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.… Read More »Community Training: Birth and Foster Parent Partnerships: Creating a Caregiving Network