JANUARY

January 10

Foster/Adoptive Parent Support Group -
Understanding Bad Behavior
Each session is held from 7:00pm - 9:00pm with Dr Randy Haugan and Mary Rossman, MSW at Battle Creek Counseling Associates, Battle Creek, MI located at 211 Capital Ave NE across from the Y Center.  Meetings are on the 2nd floor.  All parents are welcome to stop in anytime for one or more sessions.  The group is free to all foster, adoptive and relative caregivers.

January 18

Teamwork:  Working Together with the Agency and Biological Parents

RSVP to Marcie at 269-660-0448.
Childcare available at Take-A-Break Daycare by calling in advance and reserving with Marcie.  Childcare cost is $2.00/hour per child.  Scholarships may be available if needed.

This training will discuss what the agency does to support foster parents and help foster parents understand what they can do to help the agency meet state requirements.  The training will also discuss the foster parent's role in helping biological parents feel better about having their children in care.  Please RSVP. 

The training may be canceled if there is a lack of response, so call ahead of time.

January 20

Love and Logic - "You Can't Tell Me What To Do!" Solutions for oppositional and deDepartment of Human Services (Department of Human Services (FIA))nt children.

Educators and parents of the Grand Rapids, MI area spend the day with Dr. Charles Fay and learn how to . . .

• respond when kids say, "You can't make me!"
• gain cooperation from angry and deDepartment of Human Services (Department of Human Services (FIA))nt kids
• set limits while minimizing arguments, confrontations, and power struggles
• take the exhaustion out of working with or parenting angry kids

Dr. Charles Fay is a parent, internationally known consultant, and author of Love and Log Magic for Early Childhood, Angry and Oppositional Students,  Painless Parenting for the Preschool Years, How to Teach without Getting Punched, and many others.  He is known for teaching practical, effective solutions for calming kids and developing their ability to act responsibly.

January 24

Foster/Adoptive Parent Support Group - Re-parenting the Traumatized Child
Each session is held from 7:00pm - 9:00pm with Dr Randy Haugan and Mary Rossman, MSW at Battle Creek Counseling Associates, Battle Creek, MI located at 211 Capital Ave NE across from the Y Center.  Meetings are on the 2nd floor.  All parents are welcome to stop in anytime for one or more sessions.  The group is free to all foster, adoptive and relative caregivers.

Pride Class - Session I:  Orientation Part 1, Information About Foster Care
Location: Calhoun County Department of Human Services (Department of Human Services (FIA)), 3rd floor conference room
Time:  9:00am - 12:00pm

This class is being limited to 20 parents at this time.  Those willing to care for teenagers, school age children, medical fragile youth, sexually abused or physically aggressive youth, or large sibling groups of 3 or more will be considered first.  Foster homes for these age and services types are needed at this time.  If you have already started the classes and need to make a couple of classes up or you work 2nd shift and need morning classes you will also be added to the class list first.

RSVP to Judy at 269-966-2833. 
We apologize for any inconvenience, but children are not allowed at the training sessions.

January 27

Pride Class - Orientation Part 2, Licensing Rules
Location:  Calhoun County Department of Human Services (Department of Human Services (FIA)), 3rd floor conference room.
Time:  9:00am - 12:00pm

January 31

Pride Class - Session II:  Teamwork Towards Permanence
Location:  Calhoun County Department of Human Services (Department of Human Services (FIA)), 3rd floor conference room.
Time:  9:00am - 12:00pm

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