Mark your calendars and save the date for a special training event entitled, “Children from Trauma: Churches Ministering to Adoptive/Foster and Kinship Families” held from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14 via Zoom.
The workshop is hosted by Greg Rea, an ordained Disciples minister, a Trust-based Relational Intervention Practitioner and Post-Adoptive Support Specialist who has provided hundreds of hours of training/coaching to over a thousand families and professionals.
There are more than 6,000 children in “out of home” care in the state of Kansas, living in foster homes or living with friends or relatives (kinship families). These children and families often struggle with their children’s and teens’ challenging behaviors caused by previous abuse, neglect or trauma.
Evidence suggests that every Christian Church in Kansas is connected to families that are raising children from trauma. For example, at the CYF camp in 2022, 25% of the campers were living with caregivers that were not their biological parents.
This training will provide strategies to equip parents and church ministries to care for children in a way that promotes healing in the hearts and minds of children and teens. If your church would like to increase the frequency and intensity of care for these families, plan to attend these training sessions.
Cost is $15. Registration will open in late May.