How the Coalition Supports Foster / Adoptive / Guardianship Parents

Licensed foster parents are required to complete 30 hours of in-service training per licensure period (every two years). The Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition began hosting Foster/Adopt/Parent Workshops to help parents:

Connect with other parents to share resources
Learn how a child’s prior experiences can impact their behaviors
Explore ways to enhance their strengths as a parent
Share and learn new skills to influence their child’s behaviors and attitudes
Discover ways to reduce the stress of parenting

Upcoming Trainings

February 2026

What’s New with Your Child’s Healthcare: An Evening with Show Me Healthy Kids

Did you know: Your child can earn money for well care doctor visits? Birth parents can utilize transportation to visit their children? Some children qualify for a free sensory kit? Show Me Healthy Kids (Home State Health) Provides coordinated medical and behavioral health care services for youth who are in DSS custody (foster care and […]

26 Feb

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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New! Parent & Child Training: It’s Real: Conversations with Your Child About Mental Health, featuring Compass Health

Join us for a unique training for parents and youth in middle and high school for a conversation about mental health. It’s Real is a program facilitated by mental health education specialists from Compass Health. It’s Real is designed to provide mental health education to teenagers aged 11 and up. In this program, attendees will […]

28 Feb

9:00 am - 11:30 am

Virtual

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March 2026

Attachment 101

This training is an introduction to attachment. You will learn the importance of attachment in parenting for yourself and the child. It covers the impact of fractured/lack of attachments on children’s ability to attach and identifies strategies to develop healthy attachment bonds. This theme also covers how to be attuned to children, developing trust, and […]

04 Mar

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Virtual