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| 4 hours Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response |
| 6 hours BASIC CPR FIRST AID |
| Help teens and pre-teens increase proficiency in the following: Daily Living Skills Housing Transportation Community Resources Money Management Self Care Social Development Work and Study Skills Required for parenting children ages 14 & up |
| Know the disasters most likely to occur in your community Know the three steps to disaster preparedness Preparing a First Aid Kit Strategies for managing children's distress in times of crisis Know how to maintain connections in times of crisis Required every 2 year licensure period |
| Basic CPR and First Aid Skills Training is required training for foster parents caring for children in the State of Missouri. Learn Basic CPR Learn Basic First Aid Required every 2 year licensure period |
| Required Trainings: |
| 6 hours Ready, Set, Fly! Helping Teens Learn Life Skills |
| 3 hours Maintaining Sibling Connections |
| Current research on the sibling bond Implications for children in foster care Impact of separation on siblings Why siblings are separated Ways foster families can benefit from maintaining connections between separated siblings |
| Introduction to the more common psychological disorders of childhood and adolescence, commonly used medications and side effects Discussion of developmental milestones Problems or symptoms that might indicate a need for assessment and/or treatment Your role as a treatment team member |
| 3 hours Introduction to Childhood Disorders |
| 3 hours Effective Management of Stress in Adults and Children |
| Stress as a hard-wired response “Fight or Flight,” and how it helps us/hurts us Assessing Stress Symptoms Children and Stress Strategies for Managing Children’s Stress and Understanding the Impact of Our Stress on Children |
| 3 hours Grief and Loss in Children: |
| Information and Strategies to help children as they grieve, including: to loss Complicated mourning The impact of child development, developmental delays, and mental disorders on children’s ability to process grief and loss. |
| 6 hours Foster Parenting the Sexually Abused Child, and Children Who Sexually Act Out in Foster Care How to Effectively Care for Them and Maintain Your Sanity |
| Definition and prevalence of child sexual abuse. Circumstances impacting the effect of sexual abuse. Managing the needs of a sexually abused child. Getting help What is “normal” sexual behavior? |
| Two locations to serve you. |
| Coming Soon Cultural Diversity & Transracial Parenting Project and Specialized Trainings designed for behavioral and career foster parents |
| 2011 Training Calendar click below to view or download our current calendar in Adobe pdf or Microsoft Word format: |
| Specialized Inservice Trainings: |
12 hours Module One The Foundation for Meeting the Developmental Needs of Children At Risk |
| Module Trainings: |
- Understanding and Assessing
Self-Esteem - Building Self-Esteem and
Understanding Behavior - Communicating with Children
and Youth (Part I) - Communicating with Children
and Youth (Part II)
9 hours Module Two Using Discipline to Protect, Nurture, and Meet Developmental Needs |
- Promoting Positive Behavior
- Promoting Self-Responsibility
and Responding to
Unacceptable Behavior - Responding to the Challenge
3 hours Module Three Addressing Developmental Issues Related to Sexuality |
- Addressing Developmental
Issues Related to Sexuality
6 hours Module Four Responding to the Signs and Symptoms of Sexual Abuse |
- Understanding Sexual Abuse
- Responding to the Issues of
Sexual Abuse
9 hours Module Five Supporting Relationships Between Children and Their Families |
9 hours Module Six Responding to the Signs and Symptoms of Sexual Abuse |
- Respecting and Supporting
Child/Birth Family Ties - Supporting Contacts Between
Children and Their Families - Becoming Partners in Parenting
- Strengthening Teamwork Skills
- Developing Your Professional
Role - Conflict as Opportunity
9 hours Module Eight Promoting Permanency Outcomes |
6 hours Module Nine Managing the Fostering Experience |
- Valuing and Making a
Commitment to Cultural
Competence - Helping Children Develop Life
Books
- Providing Children Safe and
Nurturing Lifetime
Relationships Through
Reunification - Providing Children Permanent
Families Through the Goal of
Adoption - Providing Permanency Through
Guardianship, Long-Term
Foster Care, and Independent
Living
- Managing Change in Your
Family - Managing the Impact of Child
Abuse/Neglect Allegations
15 hours
Module Ten
Promoting Children's Personal and Cultural Identity
- Understanding Risk and Protective Factors
- Understanding Chemical Dependency
- Recognizing the Impact of Parents Chemical Abuse on the Child and the Family
- Understanding the Implications of Prenatal ADD Exposure for Parenting Young Children
- Developing Partnerships with Birth parents and Working with the Team to Strengthen
Families
6 hours Module Seven Promoting Children's Personal and Cultural Identity |
