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KFAPA’s Family Welfare Conference- Lenexa
October 28, 2017 @ 9:15 am - 3:30 pm
$5
Foster, adoptive and kinship parents are invited to attend KFAPA’s one-day regional conference. You will be empowered and educated to maximize the impact you can have in the life of the children in your care.
Topics and speakers include:
- “Parent to Parent: When Trauma is our Child’s Story” with Jennifer Decker, Director of Network 1.27
- “Introduction to Conscious Discipline” with Lisa Payne, Early Childhood Disabilities Itinerant Teacher
- “Talking with Kid About Sex” with Vanessa Sanburn, Executive Director of Let’s Talk
- Lunch and Learn with Claire Hickey, MD, Director of the Foster Care Medical Clinic at Children’s Mercy Hospital
Training hours will be provided as well as lunch and childcare. Space is limited, so visit the KFAPA website to purchase tickets today!