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  Six-Hour Training Descriptions:
  Anger De-Escalation
  Drug Awareness
  For Better or Worse...Couples Who Foster
  Fostering Positive Relationships
  Healing the Heart of the Challenging Child
  Life Long Connections
  Managing Your Risk
  My Brother, My Sister: Sibling Relationships
 

Parenting the Sexually Abused & Abusive

  Parenting Traumatized Children
  Preventative Practices
  People of Color: Skin and Hair Care
  Surviving the System - The Life of Gabriel J. Meints
  Teaching Life Skills
  Up, Down & All Around - ADHD, ODD & Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
 

 

  Other Training Opportunities:
  Other / Support Group Training Opportunities
  Mandatory Child Abuse Reporter Training
  Online Training Courses
   

 

Foster parents needs six (6) hours of training annually to renew their foster care license.  Training is a key to parenting the special needs many foster and adoptive children exhibit.  IFAPA offers the following six-hour trainings for foster, adoptive and kinship families.  The IFAPA training schedule runs September through January and February through June.  IFAPA DOES NOT OFFER TRAININGS IN JULY & AUGUST.  It is crucial that you plan ahead for these trainings in order to have them completed prior to your re-licensure date Some of the classes fill up quickly, while other classes must be cancelled because they do not meet the requirement of having at least 10 people enrolled. 

 

Schedule:

Each training class is worth 6 hours of foster parent training credit and is held on Saturdays from 9:00am to 4:30pm, unless otherwise noted.  There will be a one-hour lunch break, on your own.

 

Cost:

There is no cost for foster/adoptive/kinship parents to attend the trainings listed below.

 

Child Care:

Children are not permitted at these trainings and child care will not be provided.

 

Register for a Training Class:

To register a training, please call 800-277-8145 ext. 1 or send an e-mail to smiles@ifapa.org with the following information:

 

        - Name of training

        - Date of training

        - Location of training

        - Name(s) of attendees

        - Attendees mailing address and phone number

Driving Directions to a Training Class:

After you have registered for a class you can expect a confirmation letter in the mail about one week prior to the training date.   This confirmation letter will tell you the location of the class and include maps for the training location.

 

Inclement Weather – Class Cancellations

During the winter months, bad weather can happen.  We try our best to avoid cancelling trainings.  If the trainer is able to make it to the training location, IFAPA will still hold the class for those families that need to get their training hours completed.  If you feel the weather is too dangerous to travel, please stay home and you can register for a different upcoming class.  If a class needs to be cancelled, we will make every effort to notify all attendees of the cancellation via phone and on the home page of our website.  IFAPA will also list all class cancellations on our Training Coordinator’s voicemail.  If you would like to find out if any classes have been cancelled due to weather, please call 800-277-8145 ext. 2.

 

 

 

October 2008 - January 2009 Training Schedule:

All classes are held on Saturdays, unless otherwise noted.

 

Ames Service Area Training Schedule

Date

Name of Training

City

Location

Nov. 1, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Healing the Heart of the Challenging Child

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Ames

ISU - Scheman Bldg

Nov. 8, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Surviving the System - The Life of Gabriel J. Meints

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Ft. Dodge

Best Western

Dec. 13, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

For Better or Worse...Couples Who Foster - Strategies for Success

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Ames

Country Inn & Suites

Jan. 31, 2009

9am - 4:30pm

My Brother, My Sister: Sibling Relationships in Adoption and Foster Care

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Ames

ISU - Scheman Bldg

 

To register for a training, call 800-277-8145 ext. 1 or e-mail smiles@ifapa.org

 

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Cedar Rapids Service Area Training Schedule

Date

Name of Training

City

Location

Oct. 11, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Parenting the Sexually Abused and Abusive -- Goal Oriented Prevention and Intervention

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Cedar Rapids

TRAINING CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT

Nov. 8, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

People of Color: Skin & Hair Care with a Familiar Twist

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Cedar Rapids

Best Western -

Long Branch

Nov. 29, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

For Better or Worse...Couples Who Foster - Strategies for Success

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Ottumwa

Indian Hills Community College

Dec. 6, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Fostering Positive Relationships

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Cedar Rapids

Best Western -

Long Branch

Jan. 17, 2009

9am - 4:30pm

Teaching Life Skills

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Iowa City

Kirkwood Community College

Jan. 31, 2009

9am - 4:30pm

Life Long Connections

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Cedar Rapids

Best Western -

Long Branch

 

To register for a training, call 800-277-8145 ext. 1 or e-mail smiles@ifapa.org

 

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Council Bluffs Service Area Training Schedule

Date

Name of Training

City

Location

Oct. 25, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

 

Healing the Heart of the Challenging Child

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Council Bluffs

IWCC

Nov. 8, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Parenting Traumatized Children: The Recipe for Peaceful Parenting and Strong Kids

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Council Bluffs

Quality Inn

Nov. 22, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Life Long Connections

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Council Bluffs

Quality Inn

Dec. 13, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

 

Surviving the System - The Life of Gabriel J. Meints

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Atlantic

IWCC

Jan. 24, 2009

9am - 4:30pm

My Brother, My Sister: Sibling Relationships in Adoption and Foster Care

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Council Bluffs

Quality Inn

 

To register for a training, call 800-277-8145 ext. 1 or e-mail smiles@ifapa.org

 

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Davenport Service Area Training Schedule

Date

Name of Training

City

Location

Oct. 11, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

For Better or Worse...Couples Who Foster - Strategies for Success

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Bettendorf

TRAINING CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT

Nov. 15, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Up, Down & All Around: ADHD, ODD & Pediatric Bipolar Disorder

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Davenport

Clarion Hotel

Nov. 22, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

My Brother, My Sister: Sibling Relationships in Adoption and Foster Care

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Burlington

Comfort Suites

Dec. 6, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Parenting the Sexually Abused and Abusive -- Goal Oriented Prevention and Intervention

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Davenport

Clarion Hotel

Jan. 17, 2009

9am - 4:30pm

Managing Your Risk

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Davenport Clarion Hotel

 

To register for a training, call 800-277-8145 ext. 1 or e-mail smiles@ifapa.org

 

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Des Moines Service Area Training Schedule

Date

Name of Training

City

Location

Oct. 11, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Managing Your Risk

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Des Moines

Des Moines Botanical Center

Nov. 1, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Teaching Life Skills

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

West Des Moines

West Des Moines Learning Resource Center

Nov. 8, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Parenting the Sexually Abused and Abusive -- Goal Oriented Prevention and Intervention

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Des Moines

Holiday Inn NW

Nov. 22, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Drug Awareness

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Des Moines

Holiday Inn NW

 

Dec. 6, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Up, Down & All Around: ADHD, ODD & Pediatric Bipolar Disorder

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Des Moines

Holiday Inn NW

 

Dec. 13, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Preventative Practices: Strategies for Minimizing the Risk of Child Abuse Allegations in Foster Homes

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Des Moines

Holiday Inn NW

Jan. 10, 2009

9am - 4:30pm

Up, Down & All Around: ADHD, ODD & Pediatric Bipolar Disorder

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Winterset Winterset Public Library

Jan. 17, 2009

9am - 4:30pm

Parenting Traumatized Children: The Recipe for Peaceful Parenting and Strong Kids

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Des Moines

Holiday Inn NW

 

To register for a training, call 800-277-8145 ext. 1 or e-mail smiles@ifapa.org

 

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Dubuque Service Area Training Schedule

Date

Name of Training

City

Location

Oct. 18, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Drug Awareness

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Dubuque

Keystone AEA

Nov. 15, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Surviving the System - The Life of Gabriel J. Meints

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Dubuque

Keystone AEA

 

Dec. 6, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Parenting Traumatized Children: The Recipe for Peaceful Parenting and Strong Kids

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Dubuque

Keystone AEA

 

Jan. 31, 2009

9am - 4:30pm

Up, Down & All Around: ADHD, ODD & Pediatric Bipolar Disorder

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Dubuque

Keystone AEA

 

 

To register for a training, call 800-277-8145 ext. 1 or e-mail smiles@ifapa.org

 

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Sioux City Service Area Training Schedule

Date

Name of Training

City

Location

Oct. 18, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

 

Surviving the System - The Life of Gabriel J. Meints

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Sioux City

Clarion Hotel

Nov. 22, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Up, Down & All Around: ADHD, ODD & Pediatric Bipolar Disorder

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Spencer

To Be Determined

Dec. 6, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

My Brother, My Sister: Sibling Relationships in Adoption and Foster Care

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Sioux City

Clarion Hotel

Jan. 10, 2009

9am - 4:30pm

Anger De-Escalation

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Sioux City

Clarion Hotel

Jan. 31, 2009

9am - 4:30pm

Drug Awareness

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Sioux City Clarion Hotel

 

To register for a training, call 800-277-8145 ext. 1 or e-mail smiles@ifapa.org

 

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Waterloo Service Area Training Schedule

Date

Name of Training

City

Location

Oct. 11, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Surviving the System - The Life of Gabriel J. Meints

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Waterloo

TRAINING CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT

Oct. 17, 2008

(Friday training)

9am - 4:30pm

Preventative Practices: Strategies for Minimizing the Risk of Child Abuse Allegations in Foster Homes

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Mason City

NIACC

Nov. 22, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

Anger De-Escalation

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Waterloo

Ramada Inn

Dec. 6, 2008

9am - 4:30pm

People of Color: Skin & Hair Care with a Familiar Twist

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Waterloo

Ramada Inn

Jan. 17, 2009

9am - 4:30pm

Drug Awareness

**worth 6 hours of training credit.**

Waterloo

Ramada Inn

 

To register for a training, call 800-277-8145 ext. 1 or e-mail smiles@ifapa.org

 

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Below are links for other training opportunities:
 

Support Groups Trainings

Many foster and adoptive support groups offer two-hour trainings opportunities during their meeting.

 

Online Trainings

Foster parents can earn a maximum of 3 credit hours online trainings, the remaining three hours must be completed in a group setting.  Click the link above to take online training through www.fosterparents.com. (click on on-line training link on their home page) There is a small fee of approx. $5.00 per course.  PLEASE NOTE: The following two courses under the category Reactive Attachment Disorder, titled Bonding and Attachment Workshop I and Bonding and Attachment Workshop II are NOT approved for training credit.

 

 


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