Where the MAPP Leads: A Foster Care and Adoption Experience Credit Hours: 3

Losses and Gains: The Need to Be a Loss Expert Credit Hours: 3

The number one reason people give for not wanting to be a foster parent is that it would hurt too much to let the children go. Letting go is the nature of foster parenting and people that become foster parents aren’t less caring than those that don’t, but know the work that they are doing… Continue reading →

Helping Children With Attachments Credit Hours: 3

Please join us for a phone orientation to answer your questions about foster care and find out how to become a foster parent. Must complete a short phone questionnaire prior to the Orientation. Call Lynn Rhodes at 928-606-3954 to complete the questionnaire.

Helping Children Learn to Manage Their Behaviors Credit Hours: 3

We really want to support you in helping your child to manage their behavior, so we have a great book for you to read. It's called 'The Connected Child' by Dr. Karyn B. Purvis. This book is available in your Public Library for free or you can purchase it on-line through Amazon for $9.70. Please… Continue reading →

We really want to support you in helping your child to manage their behavior, so we have a great book for you to read. It's called 'The Connected Child' by Dr. Karyn B. Purvis. This book is available in your Public Library for free or you can purchase it on-line through Amazon for $9.70. Please… Continue reading →

Helping Children with Birth Family Connections/ Sharing Parenting in Foster Care Credit Hours: 3

When working with biological parent’s it’s important to understand the grieving process and the barriers they may face in this process. While we can understand grieving through learning about the grief cycle, there is much more that goes into how each individual grieves. **No childcare is provided for this training and children are not permitted… Continue reading →