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MONTHLY MEETINGS/TRAININGS

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All meetings/Trainings are held online via Zoom  for the convenience of all of our families.  Trainings are open to all to foster/adoptive/relative /non-relative caregivers and agency workers in Manatee, Sarasota & DeSoto Counties

When: 

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1st Thursday of the month

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7:00om-8:30pm (online)

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Foster/Adoptive Family Memberships: $30/Year

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Supporting Memberships: $15/Year

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Interested in serving as a Member of the Manatee County FAPA Board? We'd love to have your help!

Email us at Info@ManateeCountyFAPA.com

 

2025 Meetings & Trainings

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Just click on the hyperlink to Register Now!

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​Thursday, January 9- Training from Family Initiative on The Why Behind The Lie

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Thursday, February 6- Training from Blue Butterfly on Children's Grief

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Thursday, March 6- Training from Safe Children Coalition and CLS on Maintaining Confidentiality in Foster Care

 

Thursday, April 3- Training from Children's Therapy Solutions on Sensory Processing in Everyday Life

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Thursday, May 1- More Details Coming Soon

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Thursday, June 5- Training on Sleep Health from The Pajama Program

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If you have any difficulty registering for one of our Online Trainings, please email us at manateecountyfapa@yahoo.com

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Past Meetings and Trainings

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2024

Thursday, January 4- CANCELLED

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Thursday, February 1- Training on Adoptive Family Supports

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Thursday, March 7- Training on Education Advocacy from Family Network on Disabilities

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Thursday, April 4- Training on Testifying in Dependency Court Proceedings​​

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Thursday, May 2- Training on Sensory Processing by Children's Therapy Solutions

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Thursday, June 6- Training on Benefits of Expressive Therapy

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Thursday, July 4- No Meeting

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Thursday, August 1- Training from Children's Therapy Solutions

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Thursday, September 5- Training from The Florida Center for Early Childhood on Early Childhood Court

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Thursday, October 3- Training From Children's Legal Services: 2024 Child Welfare Legislative Update

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Thursday, November 7- Training from Parenting with Pride, Fostering Understanding and Support: LGBTQ+ Trainging for Foster & Adoptive Parents

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Thursday, December 5- Training on Estate Planning for Adoptive Parents

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2023

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Thursday, January 5- Meeting & Training on Managing Behaviors Presented by Dr. Kate Gibson of Parent and Child Psychological Services.

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Thursday, February 2- Meeting & Training on Parents for Parents (P4P) a new Bio parent peer support initiative.

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Thursday, March 2-  Meeting & Training from Family Initiative Staff Joe Watson and Caroline Northup on Why Children Lie.

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Thursday, April 6- Meeting & Training from Children's Therapy Solutions on Making Sense of Sensory Processing:  Understanding Sensory Processing

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Thursday, May 4- Training from local Hairstylists on Ethnic Haircare.

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Thursday, June 1- No Meeting this Month

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Thursday, July 6- Meeting & Training on Executive Functioning by Cheryl Albright of Soul to Soul Yoga

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Thursday, August 3- Meeting & Training on Families Connect App

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Thursday, September 7- Meeting & Trainng on Tangible Supports for Foster Family

 

2022

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Thursday, January 6, 2022- Training from Suncoast Campaign for Grade Level Reading

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Thursday, February 3, 2022- Training on Multi-Disciplinary Team Staffings by CLS and SCC Operations

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Thursday, March 4, 2022-  Training on Grief & Loss in Foster Care and Adoption presented by Tabatha Perhealth, MS, LMHC, MCC, QS with Karma Behavioral Consulting, LLC

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Thursday, April 4, 2022-  Training on Children's Mental Health Services in Circuit 12: A Panel Discussion

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Thursday, May 5, 2022- Training on Feeding and Eating Skills Development presented by Children's Therapy Solutions

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Thursday, June 2, 2022- Understanding Your Child's Educational Rights presented by Family Network on Disabilities

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Thursday, July 7- The Benefits of Music Therapy presented by Bloom Creative Arts

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Thursday, August 4- Intro to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder presented by The Florida Center

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Thursday, September 8, 2022- Managing Behaviors presented by Dr. Kate Gibson, ownder of Parent and Child Psychological Services

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Thursday, October 6, 2022-Training on 2022 Legislative Updates presented by David Silverstein, Managing Attorney, Children's Legal Services, Circuit 12

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Thursday, November 3, 2022-Training on Child Protective Investigations of Foster Homes

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Thursday, December 1, 2022- Training on Adoption Supports

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