Events

Teens: Understanding & Managing Challenging Behaviors (3 sessions)

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. You will learn techniques and build skills to navigate difficult situations and create safety plans for your youth. 7.5 hours training credit

01 Apr

6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Virtual

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Resource Parent Curriculum Trauma Training: Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma

Parenting children who have experienced trauma is different than parenting typically developing children. Children who have experienced the trauma of abuse, neglect, and/or the loss of their family of origin bring unique challenges to the parenting experience. This training is designed for caregivers to learn more about the issues unique to parenting children who have […]

02 Apr

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Virtual

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Ask the Advocate: Request for Evaluation and Timelines

This session will provide an overview of special education, including how students qualify for services, how to request an evaluation, and what steps follow the request. It will also explain evaluation timelines and the purpose of an eligibility meeting. This is your opportunity to have questions answered about educational support for students impacted by foster […]

03 Apr

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Virtual

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Birth & Foster Parent Partnerships: Creating a Caregiving Network (2 sessions)

Join us for this training on bridging the gap between birth and foster parents. Fueled by fear, mistrust, defensiveness, and trauma, this gap in partnership causes children in the foster care system to suffer. Research shows that children thrive under consistency in parenting. Children need to see that all the adults in their lives work […]

09 Apr

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Virtual

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Kinship Caregiving: Building Resilience

This training describes parental resilience, why resilience is important, and 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 and children. You will learn about the signs of stress and burnout, the importance of […]

11 Apr

9:00 am - 11:30 am

Virtual

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Hope in a Handbag

Presented by Elizabeth Mannen Berges Join us for a glamorous evening where fashion meets philanthropy. Mingle with 300 stylish changemakers at a chic silent auction featuring designer handbags to suit every style and taste. Every bid helps further the mission of the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition.

16 Apr

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Hilton St. Louis Frontenac

1335 S Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63131

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Secondary Traumatic Stress

This training addresses the complex impact of secondary traumatic stress. You will learn about the risk factors for and signs of secondary traumatic stress as well as techniques for prevention and self-care. This course is intended for anyone who works directly with the child welfare population, such as resource parents or child welfare workers. 3.0 […]

22 Apr

6:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Virtual

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Big Behaviors: Making Sense of Lying, Stealing & Meltdowns (2 sessions)

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. You will take away strategies for how to manage family dynamics and conflicts, […]

23 Apr

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Virtual

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Spaulding Adoption Training: Making the Commitment to Adoption (4 sessions)

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 who have experienced the trauma of abuse, neglect, and/or the loss of their family of origin may also bring unique challenges to the parenting experience. This training is designed […]

29 Apr

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Virtual

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Ask the Advocate: Best Interest Determination (BID) Training with Child Welfare Professionals

This session will focus on the Best Interest Determination (BID) process, including what it is, when it is required, and how it supports students. Participants will learn who to contact for scheduling and what documentation is needed. This is your opportunity to have questions answered about educational support for students impacted by foster care. We’ll […]

01 May

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Virtual

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Give STL Day

Give STL Day is a 24-hour online annual giving event benefitting St. Louis and Illinois communities. Give STL Day is powered by the St. Louis Community Foundation and connects donors and dollars to nonprofits and their funding needs. The Coalition is proud to participate!

07 May

All Day

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Ask the Advocate: School Interventions

This session will explore interventions that can be implemented before a student receives a formal education plan. Participants will learn about all three tiers of interventions and why early intervention information is critical to student success. This is your opportunity to have questions answered about educational support for students impacted by foster care. We’ll discuss […]

07 Aug

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Virtual

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