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

This training helps participants understand the impact of separation and ambiguous loss and the different ways children grieve. Life-long grieving and the importance of providing opportunities for grieving are explored.… Read More »Separation Loss and Grief

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?  Join us the… Read More »CASA Peer Support Group – Exclusive to CASA Volunteers

This training describes parental resilience, why resilience is important, and covers how caring for children who have experienced trauma, separation, or loss can impact a caregiver’s own well-being. This theme… Read More »Kinship Caregiving: Building Parental Resilience

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

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… Read More »SPAULDING Adoption Training: Making the Commitment to Adoption

This training provides a basic understanding of mental health disorders and conditions that commonly occur in childhood. Content is shared to illustrate that not all ‘survival’ behaviors or symptoms of… Read More »Mental Health Considerations

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… Read More »Birth and Foster Parent Partnerships: Creating a Caregiving Network

 2 Days: October 9 & October 16 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm Parenting teens who have experienced trauma can bring additional challenges. This training will focus on topics such as… Read More »Teens: Understanding Challenging Behaviors

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

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… 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… Read More »The Adoption & Guardianship Journey: Navigating Relationships with Birth Families