Cornerstones of Care offers a variety of training programs, from continuing education for social service professionals to training for prospective foster parents and educational support for the youth in our care.
Foster Care and Adoption Training
Are you interested in learning more about becoming a foster parent? Or perhaps you are already in the process of becoming a licensed foster or adoptive home? Cornerstones of Care provides training toward licensure for all types of foster care.
Continuing Education and Trainings
Our team of highly trained professionals educates individuals, groups, organizations, and companies on a variety of topics. Our team can adapt current trainings or develop customized curricula for classroom experiences or online learning to meet individual group needs on topics.
Subjects covered include: ACES, adoption, DSM-V, foster care, human trafficking, self- care, trauma-informed care and more.
ShowMe Healthy Relationships
ShowMe Healthy Relationships is a free eight-week class for singles. Participants will learn about qualities of a good partner, how to maintain a partnership, effective communication skills, and more. This free, voluntary program is available to residents of Clay, Platte, Jackson, Johnson (MO), and Cass counties. Participants have the opportunity to earn up to $145 in gift cards as they complete course sections and surveys.
Build Trybe
Build Trybe offers a series of hands-on educational opportunities for youth ages 12-18 to prepare for potential careers in three skill-based career paths: culinary, horticulture, and construction. Apprentices in the program are part of a mentorship community that builds health and independence and empowers youth with skills that benefit them and the communities in which they live for years to come.
Day Treatment Schools
Our educational day treatment schools provide individualized curriculum, small class sizes with paraprofessional support, and a variety of therapeutic options for students ages 6-19 in grades K-12. They receive special education classroom teaching as well as therapeutic support at our schools, then return home each afternoon. Students acquire coping skills and new learning strategies that allow them to progress academically, socially, emotionally, and behaviorally so they can successfully transition back to their home school district or graduate from high school with plans for their future. Our schools are located on our Gillis and Ozanam Campuses.
Youth Educational Success
The YES program was established to help youth in foster care ages 14-23 address barriers to education – including lack of financial resources, emotional support, and social opportunities – to increase the number of foster youth attending and graduating from a higher education program. Program participants are embedded in a support community and given one-on-one support to help them navigate life in post-secondary education.
Behavior Intervention Support Team
Our Behavior Intervention Support Team (BIST) offers educational strategies to engage educators teaching and supporting students working through trauma to make educational, emotional, and social progress. Today, BIST trains staff at more than 300 schools in over 50 districts within nine states, providing customized consultations to teachers and administrators so they can implement trauma-informed practices to give students the tools they need to achieve their dreams.