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Foster Parent Training Opportunity
March 14, 2020 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
We will be hosting a foster parent training class that will cover “Attachment” and “Supporting Placements Through Trauma” on March 14 from from 8:00am to noon at Open Door Christian Church: 10209 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, KS.
If you plan on attending, please RSVP to jeelliott@kvc.org by March 6. Include how many children will need childcare and their ages. We can accommodate the first 40 children signed up for childcare. If you are using childcare, we ask that you drop them off by 7:45am so that the training will start promptly at 8am.
Light refreshments will be provided. Schedule:
8:00 – 9:45 – Attachment
10:00 – 10:15 – Break
10:15 – 12:00 – Supporting Placements through Trauma