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FCCRB Training: Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)

Franklin County Family Resource Center 500 Clark Ave., Union, MO, United States

This trauma-informed training helps address the holistic needs of children (and their parents) through understanding trauma, brain development, attachment styles, regulation patterns, tools for behavior changes, and key skills to build secure attachments.​ It focuses on helping connect, empower, and correct behaviors for kids who have experienced trauma. There are multiple dates available for those… Read More »FCCRB Training: Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)

Free

FACC Training: Birth & Foster Parent Partnerships: Creating a Caregiving Network

Virtual

This is a free virtual training offered by the Foster Adoptive Care Coalition. This is a two-session training that will take place on 4/30 and 5/7 from 6-8PM. This is 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… Read More »FACC Training: Birth & Foster Parent Partnerships: Creating a Caregiving Network

Free

FACC Training: Teens: Understanding Challenging Behaviors

Virtual

This is a virtual training offered by Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition on 5/11 and 5/18 from 9AM-12PM. Parenting teens who have experienced trauma can bring additional challenges. This training will focus on topics such as rejection, aggression, social media, sex and self-harming. Learn techniques and build skills to navigate difficult situations and create safety… Read More »FACC Training: Teens: Understanding Challenging Behaviors

Free

FACC Training: Big Behaviors: Understanding and Managing Lying, Stealing & Meltdowns

Virtual

This is a virtual training hosted by Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition on 5/14 and 5/21 from 6-8PM. 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 baffl ed and overwhelmed. This training will address three behaviors… Read More »FACC Training: Big Behaviors: Understanding and Managing Lying, Stealing & Meltdowns

Free

CASA In-Service Training: Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition

Franklin County CASA Office 80A North Oak Street, Union, MO, United States

Join us for a presentation from members of Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition to learn about THREE different programs they have available to children in foster care in Franklin County. They will go over the following programs: Regional Family Support, Family Connections, and Extreme Recruitment. Come learn about how these programs could be beneficial to… Read More »CASA In-Service Training: Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition

Free

MOCASA Webinar: Team Decision Making Meetings

Virtual

Missouri CASA Association's next Network Training Webinar will be on Wednesday, May 22nd from 10:00-11:00 am. We will hear from Elaine Casteel, Senior Program Development Specialist - Prevention with Children's Division about the re-implementation of Team Decision Making meetings. This webinar is open to all CASA program staff and volunteers to receive in-service credit. Click… Read More »MOCASA Webinar: Team Decision Making Meetings

Free

FACC Virtual Open House

Virtual

You’ve probably heard about holiday Little Wishes, but did you know the Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition offers many other services to foster and adoptive families and children? The Coalition prides itself on filling community gaps by offering educational advocacy, family finding, specialized adoption recruitment, training, therapeutic resources, and SO MUCH more! Attend our Virtual… Read More »FACC Virtual Open House

Free

The Adoption & Guardianship Journey: Navigating Relationships with Birth Families

Virtual

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; know how to negotiate relationships with birth families; recognize the impact on children’s loyalty and identity toward… Read More »The Adoption & Guardianship Journey: Navigating Relationships with Birth Families

Free

CASA Peer Support Group

Pennington Counseling Services 3021 Hwy A, Suite 104, Washington, MO

Join Leeann Pennington, a Licensed Professional Counselor and fellow CASA, as she facilitates discussions regarding mental health, life stress, CASA work, and how to manage the difficulties of balancing them all. Each month we will discuss a different topic regarding mental health as well as have round table conversation of issues presented by members. The… Read More »CASA Peer Support Group

Free

The Importance of Sibling Bonds

Zoom

Sibling relationships are emotionally powerful and critically important not only in childhood but over the course of a lifetime. The sibling relationship is one of the longest relationships anyone will have, preparing individuals for peer relationships, teaching social skills, conflict resolution, and navigating relationship issues. They provide a sense of connection, continuity, and belonging. Children… Read More »The Importance of Sibling Bonds

Free

Life Skills Class-Dating Violence

Hope Ranch

Class open to any youth (13-19) in the Franklin County, Missouri area who are interested in gaining life skills.  Classes are provided by the Juvenile Office. RSVP to Denise.Sprick@courts.mo.gov  

Free

Kinship Parenting: It’s Complicated!

Zoom

This training acknowledges the complexities associated with caring for children who are related including: divided loyalties, redefining roles and relationships, setting boundaries with parents and other relatives, and the range of emotions including anger, resentment, guilt and/or embarrassment that caregivers can feel. Strategies for how to manage family dynamics and conflicts, identify triggers and effectively… Read More »Kinship Parenting: It’s Complicated!

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