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Want to Foster or Adopt? Take the First Step with TIPPS-MAPP Training – Kansas City
February 15, 2017 - May 2, 2017
The next TIPS-MAPP (Trauma Informed Partnering for Safety and Permanence – Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting) classes are scheduled to begin on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 with Meeting 1. The informational session will be on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. All of the classes will be on Tuesdays. KVC Behavioral HealthCare offers the training at no cost to participants. The class will be at KVC, 1211 North 8th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101. It is helpful if you call to confirm your plans to attend, but not necessary. Class size is limited, so please call early. The sessions will be as follows:
- Wed., February 15 Information Night 6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
- February 28 Meeting # 1 6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
- March 7 Meeting # 2 6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
- March 14 Meeting # 3 6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
- March 21 Meeting # 4 6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
- March 28 Meeting # 5 6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M
- April 4 Meeting # 6 6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
- April 11 Meeting # 7 6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
- April 18 Meeting # 8 6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
- April 25 Meeting # 9 6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
- May 2 Meeting # 10 6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
These classes are mandatory and must be completed before you may be considered for placement of children through foster care or adoption. Both parents must attend if there are two parents involved. Any person 18 years or older who lives in the home and shares parenting responsibilities must be MAPP trained. It is necessary to attend all sessions in order to complete the course.
If you have questions or wish to enroll, please contact Nancy Killingsworth at 913-890-7513 or kthayer@kvc.org. We look forward to seeing you.