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KVC Kansas is a private, nonprofit organization that serves over 15,000 children and adults each year. Our team of professionals provides family strengthening and preventative services, parent training, foster care case management, family reunification services, foster family recruitment and support, adoption, aftercare, outpatient therapy and more.
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Preventing Burnout; Self Care for Foster Parents- Parsons
February 27, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Being a foster parent is hard work and too many times the child’s needs are put before your own, which can cause for foster parent burnout. In this training, KVC Family Service Coordinator (FSC) Beth Powell will address how foster parents can prevent burnout by utilizing appropriate self care. Different self care techniques and ideas will be reviewed and shared during this training.
Child care will be provided and this training will also be available via webcast. Please RSVP Samantha Bohannon at 620-717-4460 ext 4416 or Elizabeth Powell at 620-717-4460 ext. 4420.