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Spaulding is a twelve-hour course that provides families with the tools and information they need to understand the Missouri adoption process. The training is facilitated by an experienced adoptive parent and a child welfare professional. All sessions MUST be completed as a requirement for licensure to adopt. More than one absence will require the attendee…

Sharing power with kids helps them learn to make good decisions, builds their self-worth and assists them in managing their own behavior in positive ways. This workshop explores the use of positive power in relationships to grow healthier parent -child connections. This is a virtual Lunch and Learn, and a link to join the session…

The holidays often bring much excitement and celebration for families. But for children who have experienced the disruption of being separated from their families, holidays can be a time of great emotional upheaval. The stress level can become intolerable. This workshop will help parents see the holidays through their child’s eyes and give tips on…

SMHK offers several benefits that you may not know about, such as earning money for well care doctor visits, transportation services for birth parents to visit their children, and free sensory kits for some children. Get help as you navigate the healthcare system so members can get the treatments and benefits they need.

Learn how to recognize and alleviate stress and manage anger in healthier ways. This course will be held online and a link to the class will be sent out ahead of time.

Spaulding/Adoption training is a twelve-hour course that provides families with the tools and information they need to understand the Missouri adoption process.    The training is facilitated by an experienced adoptive parent and a child welfare professional. All sessions MUST be completed as a requirement for licensure to adopt. More than one absence will require the…

This workshop combines two NTDC Right Time training themes. The first theme provides an overview of some of the common thoughts and feelings experienced by children and adolescents who have been adopted. Discussion includes strategies that parents can use to support their children and to help them address and make sense of the thoughts and…

Spaulding/Adoption training is a twelve-hour course that provides families with the tools and information they need to understand the Missouri adoption process.    The training is facilitated by an experienced adoptive parent and a child welfare professional. All sessions MUST be completed as a requirement for licensure to adopt. More than one absence will require the…