Author: Denise Pudlo
Jamiah and Jesse
This brother-sister duo is quite the pair. Little brother, Jesse, looks up to big sister, Jamiah, in every way! The two squabble like true siblings, but love even bigger! Jamiah is a friendly and talkative 14-year-old with a big personality. She may be shy at first, but once she gets to know you, she opens [...]
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Chavon and K’Von
Brothers Chavon and K’Von are bonded siblings seeking an adoptive home together. Their favorite sibling activity is to go to trampoline parks where they love to do flips, play dodgeball, and take turns dunking baskets. Both boys are quite competitive and little brother K’Von is always trying to show up his big brother. While the [...]
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April | What’s New with Your Child’s Insurance: An Evening…
About Course What’s New with Your Child’s Insurance: An Evening with Show Me Healthy Kids April 22 2 Hours Training Credit Did you know: Your child can earn money for well care doctor visits? Birthparents can utilize transportation to visit their children? Some children qualify for a free sensory kit? Youth can receive free tutoring? [...]
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April | Separation Loss and Grief…
About Course Separation Loss and Grief April 13 2 Hours Training Credit 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 [...]
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May | Maintaining Connections for Youth
About Course Maintaining Connections for Youth May 4, 2024 2.5 Hours Training Credit The child welfare team traditionally focuses on the immediate needs of youth and not the lifelong connections that are so important throughout life. This training will assist resource parents in understanding the need of having key people in the lives of youth [...]
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May | Teens: Understanding Challenging Behaviors
About Course Teens: Understanding Challenging Behaviors May 11 & May 18 6 Hours Training Credit 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 plans for your [...]
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Javion
Meet Javion! Javion is a confident and outgoing 16-year-old. Javion loves to play and watch sports, but basketball is his absolute favorite. Javion is very sociable & enjoys making and hanging out with friends his age. Some of Javion’s favorite things to do include riding his BMX bike around the neighborhood and playing video and [...]
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Hasean
Hasean is a friendly, observant, and affectionate eleven-year old boy. He has a great sense of humor and is very independent. He enjoys playing video games on his tablet, and he recently got an X-Box where he likes to play Minecraft and Rocket Ryder. Hasean likes to watch television shows like Curious George, Bluey and [...]
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Karmajah
Meet 15-year-old Karmajah. Karmajah is a young teen that lights up a room with her infectious smile. She loves all things fashion and jumps at the opportunity to be creative. Currently, Karmajah is interested in focusing her skills on fashion design, she is hoping to apply to a program within her district that will allow [...]
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April | SPAULDING Adoption Training: Making the …
About Course SPAULDING Adoption Training: Making the Commitment to Adopt April 2, 2024 | April 9, 2024 | April 16, 2024 | April 23, 2024 12 Hours Training Credit 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 [...]
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March | Teens: Understanding Challenging Behaviors
About Course Teens: Understanding Challenging Behaviors March 28 & April 4 5 Hours Training Credit 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 plans for your [...]
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March | Maintaining Connections for Youth
About Course Maintaining Connections for Youth March 26, 2024 2.5 Hours Training Credit The child welfare team traditionally focuses on the immediate needs of youth and not the lifelong connections that are so important throughout life. This training will assist resource parents in understanding the need of having key people in the lives of youth [...]
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March | Kinship Caregiving: Building Parental Resilience
About Course Kinship Caregiving: Building Parental Resilience March 14, 2024 2.5 Hours Training Credit 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 [...]
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March | Kinship Parenting: It’s Complicated!
About Course Kinship Parenting: It's Complicated! March 7, 2024 2.5 Hours Training Credit 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. [...]
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March | Secondary Traumatic Stress
About Course Secondary Traumatic Stress March 5, 2024 3 Hours Training Credit This training addresses the complex impact of secondary traumatic stress. It describes risk factors for and signs of secondary traumatic stress as well as prevention and self-care. This course is intended for anyone who works directly with the child welfare populations such as [...]
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