This virtual training on promoting placement stability is available to KVC foster parents. It is worth 2 CEUs and will be held virtually, sign up by clicking here or on the button below. Training Description: In this training, you will learn: Importance of placement stability for youth in foster care Stages of disruption Impact of […]
This virtual Safety & Connection through Effective Communication training is available to prospective foster parents and licensed KVC foster parents. It is worth 2.5 CEUs and will be held virtually, sign up by clicking here or on the button below. Training Description: At KVC Nebraska, we believe children and families can grow by experiencing healthy […]
This Trauma 101 online training is available to KVC foster parents and worth 2 CEUs. This training will be held virtually, for information on how to participate, please email Morgan Schmidt at mschmidt@kvc.org. This class provides foster parents with an overview of trauma, an understanding of how trauma affects children and parents, and how to work […]
This training is available to KVC foster parents and is worth 1.5 CEUs. This training will be held virtually, sign up by clicking here or on the button below. Participants will: Review siblings and increase their knowledge on sibling bonds Enhance their knowledge on the importance of maintaining sibling relationships Identify options for maintaining sibling connections when siblings cannot […]
Each March, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD), the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), and the National Disabilities Rights Network (NDRN) partner together to highlight the many ways in which people with and without disabilities come together to form strong, diverse communities. This campaign seeks to raise awareness about the […]
In this training, participants will discuss the importance of participating in shared parenting with biological families, learn the grief cycle and how to apply that to a biological family who may be grieving the loss of custody, and practice initiating a conversation and relationship through roleplay exercises.
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. KVC is committed to preventing child abuse and neglect all year and prevention begins with strengthening families. This month is a time to acknowledge the importance of families and communities working together to promote the social and emotional well-being of children and families. By ensuring that parents and […]
In the Mandt System Training, there are several helpful verbal de-escalation tools taught that employees, foster families, and Shared Living Providers can utilize to encourage safety and connection through effective communication with individuals served, family members, co-workers, friendships, professionals, etc.
Child Passenger Safety training provides participants with hands-on instruction on installing child restraints properly, and a discussion on the importance of child passenger safety.
In this training, participants will learn the difference between attachment and bonding, the four types of attachments and the Strange Situation Procedure, how to support established attachments while supporting new attachments and demonstrate the ability to support the attachments children have, and how trauma affects the ability to attach and learn the signs of a possible attachment disorder.