This training will discuss characteristics for caregivers, understanding potential developmental impacts of prenatal exposure, understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and their impact on development, common challenges faced by caregivers, and how to reframe them. (2 Hours Training Credit) Enroll Here
Thursdays-Sept 5, 12, 19 & 26 6:00-9:00pm Parenting children who have experienced trauma is different than parenting typically developing children. Children who have experienced the trauma of abuse, neglect, and the loss of their family of origin bring unique challenges to the parenting experience. This training is designed for resource parents to learn more about… Read More »RPC Trauma Training: Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma
Sept 7 & 14 9:00am- 11:00am 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 training will address three behaviors which seem to confound parents the most: lying, stealing, and meltdowns. Learn how… Read More »Big Behaviors: Making Sense of Lying, Stealing & Meltdowns
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.
Understanding the foster care system can be challenging and overwhelming while you’re also providing care to children who’ve experienced trauma. Often, parents are given incorrect or contradictory information, leaving them feeling unsupported and frustrated. This training will address common questions and situations for fostering families, such as: ● Who to call when you can’t reach… Read More »Know your Rights, Know Your Role
An overview of the impact fostering or adopting can have on family dynamics including the impact on marital relationships, biological children, foster or adoptive children already living in the home, and extended family members. It helps parents who are fostering or adopting gain insight and increased understanding of how their family may need to adjust,… Read More »Family Dynamics: Right Time Trainings. (Virtual Lunch & Learn)
Parents gain an understanding of why a child bullies, signs of a child being a victim of a bully, and intervention approaches within the community and school setting. Content is based on the national program, Stop Bullying Now! To register, call 314.968.2350 ext. 7234 or email intake.dept@familyforwardmo.org.
This training helps participants understand the importance of attachment in parenting, both for the children and parents who are fostering or adopting. It covers the impact of fractured attachments/lack of attachments on children’s ability to attach and identifies strategies to develop healthy attachment bonds. This theme also covers developing trust and developing children’s sense of… Read More »Attachment
Attendance for both weeks is strongly encouraged. (Thurs, Sept 19 & 26 from 6:00-8:30pm) Many children with a history of abuse, neglect or other trauma struggle in school. Whether it is a learning disability, a developmental delay, or an emotional issue, children will often find the academic and social demands of the school environment to… Read More »School Issues
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!
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. Strategies to help children deal with grief and loss are identified. Participants will understand loss and fractured attachments with birth family members and previous placements;… 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 last Thursday of every month at 7:00pm.
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 also covers the behaviors that foster a protective environment for parents and children. This training helps participants understand the importance of self-care and practical ideas… 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 one biologically or being a foster family. While adoption brings great joy and happiness to families, children who have experienced the trauma of abuse, neglect,… 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 grief are connected with mental health disorders. Commonly administered psychotropic medications are described and information about how to obtain consistent, adequate and appropriate access to… 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 by fear, mistrust, defensiveness and trauma, this gap in partnership causes children in the foster care system to suffer. Research shows that children thrive under… Read More »Birth and Foster Parent Partnerships: Creating a Caregiving Network