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TRAINING CALENDAR

Please see below for a list of upcoming training classes. Registration will close 48 hours before the start of the class or if the class reaches capacity. Please reach out to your Family Development Specialist to obtain a payment coupon for the class if you are licensed with Cornerstones of Care or Foster Adopt Connect. 

August

FAC: Level A (CORE Teen) - 7 consecutive Wednesday Evenings 8/2/23 - 9/13/23 

August 2, 2023 6PM-9PM     

FAC: Ready, Set, Fly

August 5, 2023 9AM-2PM

FAC: Reassure and Renew Support Group 

August 8, 2023 9AM - 10AM 

FAC: Physical Aggression 

August 8, 2023 6PM-8PM 

Intro to Traumatic Re-Enactment

August 9, 2023 7am-8am

Managing Anger of Foster Youth

August 10, 2023 6pm-9pm

FAC: Managing Communication 

August 15, 2023 11AM-1PM 

FAC: Refresh and Revive Support Group 

August 16, 2023 6PM-8PM 

FAC: Stronger Together Support Group - Foster Family Grief

August 21, 2023 6PM-8PM 

Red Flag Meetings

August 23, 2023 7am-8am

Neurodiversity & Autism Spectrum Disorder

August 23, 2023 7pm-9pm

Managing Problematic Sexual Behaviors 

August 24, 2023 6pm-9pm

FAC: Southwest Missouri Foster Parent Support Group and Advocacy 101 

August 25, 2023 9am-11am

FAC: Spaulding - Session 1 

August 25, 2023 6PM-9PM 

FAC: Spaulding - Session 2 

August 26, 2023 9AM-6PM 

FAC: NEMO Parent Support Group 

August 28, 2023 6PM-7PM 

FAC: Tough Conversations 

August 28, 2023 6PM-9PM 

September

Cognitive Interaction Skills: Conversational Traps and Relationship Traits 

September 6, 2023 12pm-1pm

FAC: Navigating LGBTQ+ Identities with Teens                                                    

September 7, 2023 6PM-8PM  

CPR/First Aid Training-Gillis Auditorium Brian Wallace

September 9th, 2023 11am-1pm

FAC: Reassure and Renew Support Group 

September 12, 2023 9AM-10AM 

FAC: Conscious Discipline - 8 consecutive Tuesdays afternoons

(Skipping 10/31/23) 9/12/23 - 11/7/23

September 12, 2023 12PM-2:30PM 

FAC: Trauma Free World - Module 1: Trauma and Its Impact on the Live of a Child 

September 12, 2023 6PM-9PM

FAC: Trauma Free World - Bundle Sessions 1 -7 9/12/23 - 10/24/23

September 12, 2023 6PM - 8PM 

Birth and Foster Parent Partnership

September 14, 2023 6pm-8pm 

FAC: Caregiver Who Knows the Child 

September 15, 2023 9AM- 6PM

FAC: Stronger Together Support Group - Holidays are Hard 

September 18, 2023 6PM-8PM

FAC: Trauma Free World - Module 2: Trauma and Its Impact on Child Development 

September 19, 2023 6PM-9PM 

Cognitive Interaction Skills: Active Listening and Giving Feedback 

September 20, 2023 12pm-1pm

Self-Care for Resource Parents 

September 21, 2023 6pm-8pm

Level A 

September 23 & 30, 2023 8am-4pm

FAC: NEMO Parent Support Group 

September 25, 2023 6PM-7PM 

FAC: Trauma Free World - Module 3: Becoming a Trauma Competent Caregiver and Understanding

Impact of Trauma and Felt Safety

September 26, 2023 6PM-9 PM

FAC: Southwest Missouri Foster Parent Support Group and Healthy Relationships for Teens  

September 29, 2023 9am-11am

FAC: Level B 

September 30, 2023 9AM-6PM 

FAC: Importance of Sibling Placement 

September 30, 2023 9AM-4PM 

October 

IEP & 504s: What, Why, How, & Who Can Advocate 

October 3, 2023 12pm-1pm

FAC: Trauma Free World - Module 4: Reducing Overwhelming Emotions

October 3, 2023 6PM-9PM

IEP & 504s: What, Why, How, & Who Can Advocate

October 3, 2023 8:30pm-9:30pm

Human Trafficking for Resource Parents 

October 5, 2023 6pm-9pm 

FAC: Level A (CORE Teen) - 7 consecutive Thursday Evenings 10/5/23 - 11/16/23

October 5, 2023 6PM-9PM 

Protecting Online Kids

October 9, 2023 6pm-8pm 

FAC: Caregiver Resilience 

October 9, 2023 6PM-9PM

FAC: Reassure and Renew Support Group 

October 10, 2023 9AM-10AM

De-Escalation

October 10, 2023 12p-1pm 

Ready, Set, Fly 

October 10, 2023 6pm-9pm

FAC: Trauma Free World - Module 5: Modifying Overwhelming Behaviors 

October 10, 2023 6PM-9PM

Neurodiversity and ASD 

October 12, 2023 12p-1pm 

FAC: Spaulding - Session 1 

October 13, 2023 6PM-9PM

FAC: Spaulding - Session 2 

October 14, 2023 9AM-6PM 

CPR/First Aid Training Gillis Administration Building Brian Wallace                                           

October 14, 2023 11am-1pm    

FAC: Adoption Support

October 16, 2023 6PM-9PM

Please Just Tell Me the Truth 

October 17, 2023 12pm-1pm 

FAC: Trauma Free World - Module 6: Supporting Healthy Relationships and Developing Strength-Based Life Stories   

October 17, 2023 6PM-9PM

FAC: Refresh and Revive Support Group 

October 18, 2023 6:30PM-8PM

FAC: Southwest Missouri Foster Parent Support Group and Introduction to Conscious Discipline 

October 20, 2023 9am-11am

Trauma and Mental Health Medication 

October 20, 2023 12pm-1pm 

Level B

October 21, 2023 8am-5pm

FAC: Stronger Together Support Group - Forms, Documents and Lifebooks

October 23, 2023 6PM-8PM

FAC: Trauma Free World - Module 7: Practicing Self Care 

October 24, 2023 6PM-9PM 

Cognitive Interaction Skills: Effective Use of Reinforcement and Effective Use of Disapproval 

October 25, 2023 12pm-1pm 

LGBTQ+ Foundations 

October 25, 2023 6pm-9pm 

Importance of Sibling Connections 

October 26, 2023 6pm-9pm 

FAC: NEMO Parent Support Group 

October 30, 2023 6PM-7PM 

FAC: Co-Parenting with Biological Parents

October 30, 2023 6PM-8PM 

November

What are You Reinforcing?                                                                                   

November 2, 2023 12pm-1pm 

Managing Anger of Foster Youth 

November 2, 2023 6pm-9pm

Preventing Disruptions

November 6, 2023 6pm-9pm 

The Importance of a Predictable Environment 

November 7, 2023 12pm-1pm 

Trauma and Mental Health Medication 

November 7, 2023 8:30pm-9:30pm 

FAC: Holidays are Hard

November 8, 2023 6PM-8PM

LGBTQ Foundation Training 

November 9, 2023 6pm-9pm 

FAC: Reassure and Renew Support Group                                                                November 14, 2023 9AM-10AM

IEP & 504s: What, Why, How, & Who Can Advocate 

November 14, 2023 12pm-1pm 

FAC: Adoption/Guardianship Subsidy

November 14, 2023 4pm-5pm

FAC: Refresh and Revive Support Group 

November 15, 2023 6:30PM-8PM  

Managing Problematic Sexual Behaviors 

November 16, 2023 6pm-9pm 

FAC: Southwest Missouri Foster Parent Support Group and Holidays are Hard 

November 17, 2022 9am-11am

Level A

November 18,2023 & December 2, 2023 8am-4pm

FAC: Caregiver Who Knows the Child 

November 18, 2023 9AM-6PM 

FAC: Stronger Together Support Group - Adoption Support       

November 20, 2023 6PM-8PM 

Preparing for the switch: Residential to Foster Care 

November 24, 2023 6pm-9pm 

FAC: NEMO Parent Support Group 

November 27, 2023 6PM-7PM

Cognitive Interaction Skills: Role Clarification and Effective Use of Authority 

November 28, 2023 12pm-1pm 

FAC: Racial Conversations 

November 29, 2023 6PM-9PM 

FAC: Level B

November 30, 2023 9AM-6PM 

December 

FAC: Spaulding - Session 1     

December 1, 2023 6PM-9PM  

FAC: Spaulding - Session 2

December 2, 2023 9AM-6PM 

FAC: Navigating LGBTQ+ Identities with Teens 

December 5, 2023 6PM-8PM

FAC: Ready, Set, Fly 

December 11, 2023 9AM-2PM

FAC: Reassure and Renew Support Group 

December 12, 2023 9AM-10AM                             

FAC: Combining Your Family 

December 12, 2023 6PM-8PM

FAC: Building Connections with Kids 

December 13, 2023 6PM-9PM 

FAC: Importance of Sibling Placement 

December 14, 2023 2PM-9PM

FAC: Southwest Missouri Foster Parent Support Group and Foster Parent Grief         

December 15, 2023 9am-11am

FAC: Stronger Together Support Group - Adoption and Guardianship Subsidy

December 18, 2023 6PM-8PM

FAC: Refresh and Revive Support Group 

December 20, 2023 6:30PM-8PM 

January

Level B                                                                                                               January 13. 2024 8am-5pm