Members of LFCS Behavioral Health Team will present on their available services to CASA kids and families. They will also talk about what it means to be trauma-informed, and what trauma-informed care means for the community and families we serve. In addition, Linda Downey with LFCS will discuss their parenting support services.

Join us as we hear from Jenny Dodson-Weihl, Director of Prevention and Outreach with Missouri Network Against Child Abuse (formerly Missouri KidsFirst). Jenny will discuss how MONACA leads and supports communities in abuse prevention, provides training to multi-disciplinary team members engaged in child protection, and advocates public policies that address and prevent child abuse. This webinar… Read More »MOCASA Webinar: Missouri Network Against Child Abuse

This is a free virtual training offered by the Foster Adoptive Care Coalition on 3/26 from 6-8:30PM. 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… Read More »FACC Training: Maintaining Connections for Youth

This is a free virtual training offered by Foster Adoptive Care Coalition. This is a two session training that takes place on 3/28 and 4/4 from 6-8:30PM. 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… Read More »FACC Training: Teens: Understanding Challenging Behaviors

The Franklin County Spring Institute is being held by the Franklin County Community Resource Board on 4/5 from 8:30AM-12PM. This year's Spring Institute will focus on youth with problematic sexual behavior. Part one will focus on averting shame and keeping trauma-informed principles at the core of treatment. Part two will explore interventions for youth with… Read More »FCCRB Training: Spring Institute

Join us in honoring the newest class of CASA Volunteers! This will be the first ever CASA graduation and swearing-in ceremony held in Osage County. The ceremony will take place at 5:30PM at the Osage County Courthouse, located at 106 East Main Street in Linn, MO.

Stewards of Children® is an evidence-informed, award-winning two and a half hour training that teaches adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. Through interviews with a very diverse group of people with lived experience, experts, and treatment providers, Stewards of Children® teaches adults practical actions they can take to reduce instances… Read More »MONACA Training: 2024 April Virtual Stewards of Children Training

This is a free virtual training offered by Foster Adoptive Care Coalition. This is a two-session training that will take place on 4/11 and 4/18 from 6-9PM. 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… Read More »FACC Training: The Importance of Sibling Bonds

This is a virtual training hosted by Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition on 4/13 from 9-11AM. 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 is explored. Strategies to help children deal with grief and loss are… Read More »FACC Training: Separation, Loss and Grief

This is a virtual training hosted by Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition on 4/22 from 6-830PM. Did you know: Show Me Healthy Kids members can earn money for well care doctor visits? Birthparents can utilize transportation to visit their children? Some children qualify for a free sensory kit? Youth can receive free tutoring? This presentation… Read More »FACC Training: What’s New with Your Child’s Insurance: An Evening with Show Me Healthy Kids

If you are a CASA volunteer who is working with an older youth (Ages 14+), please join us and your fellow CASA volunteers for a discussion on engaging youth in their goal planning process. Please RSVP to Angie at angie@casamideastmo.org.

This is a free virtual training offered by the Foster Adoptive Care Coalition on 4/25 from 6-8:30PM. This training will discuss understanding potential developmental impacts of prenatal drug exposure, understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and their impact on development, and common challenges faced by caregivers and how to reframe them. Click HERE to register now!… Read More »FACC Training: The Impact of Prenatal Substance Use