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We go through stages as parents, too! Learn about those stages, your child’s development, and tips for adapting your parenting to your child’s age and abilities.
Seasons Center and the Family Support Center are hosing FREE Virtual Training – I’ve Adopted or Am Fostering, Now What? This training will be held virtually Monday, November 27th from 5:30-7:30 PM. This training is applicable for both professionals working with foster/adoptive/kinship children and families as well as families themselves.
Parents often say guidance and discipline is their number one concern. This workshop will help you see positive discipline as an opportunity to build positive parent-child relationships.
Come enjoy a free meal and discuss the issues of hunger and food insecurity in our community—and how we can work together to solve them. Reimbursements for childcare and financial compensation for your time are available for attendees.
This training will provide an increased understanding of the challenges faced by families where children are experiencing out-of-home care and provide strategies to effectively support families where children are experiencing out-of-home care. This training is applicable for both professionals working with foster/adoptive/kinship children and families as well as families themselves!
This training will focus on common legal questions for foster, adoptive, and kinship populations. It will cover topics such as subsidized vs unsubsidized adoption, guardianship, conservatorship, and funding options for adoption/guardianship. It will be facilitated in partnership with attorney Phil De Koster of De Koster & De Koster Law Firm alongside Gina Touney and others of Iowa HHS. This training is applicable for both professionals working with foster/adoptive/kinship children and families as well as families themselves.
The Spouse Support Group is a clinician-led group open to spouses/significant others and adult family members of first responders. Individuals are welcome to join the group anytime. Enjoy time together with others living the first responder family life. Discover skills, support, and understanding of how to best thrive and deal with unique family challenges.
Join Upper Des Moines Opportunity for a night of fun to raise money for Clay County UDMO Outreach!
GriefShare is a safe, welcoming place where people understand the difficult emotions of grief. Through this 13-week group, you’ll discover what to expect in the days ahead and what’s “normal” in grief. Since there are no neat, orderly stages of grief, you’ll learn helpful ways of coping with grief, in all its unpredictability—and gain solid support each step of the way.
Educational Training available to providers. At the end of this training, participants will be able to: 1) Explain the difference between low and high-risk choices; 2) Explain the difference between mental and physical impairment; 3) Explain the behaviors and characteristics of the path to addiction; 4) Explain the information covered and how it can be applied to their work or clinical setting. Registration is required and closed after April 8. No fee to attend.
During this discussion on April 16th 6-7pm, you will learn about the behaviors leading to addiction and have an opportunity to understand how these behaviors played a role in the journey of two individuals who have chosen recovery. Following the discussion, there will be time allotted for audience questions with the presenter and recovery speakers. Free event. Registration is requested, please call 712-264-6117.
The Clay County Hunger Coalition will be delivering food outreach to the communities of Royal and Everly on Tuesday, April 23. Royal deliveries will be located at The Great Hall of Royal from 11:00am-Noon and Everly deliveries will be located at the Everly Community Park from 12:30pm-1:30pm. Advanced registration is required! First come, first served. To register, call the Clay County Upper Des Moines (UDMO) office at 712-262-7409 before Friday, April 19 to reserve your food box.