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

This is a blended training opportunity being offered through Prevent+Ed. Youth Mental Health and First Aid Training (YMHFA) in-person portion will be held on Friday, 4/26/24 from 8AM-1PM. More details below. YMHFA is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how… Read More »Prevent+Ed Training: Youth Mental Health First Aid Training (Blended)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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