The Children’s Alliance offers training and learning opportunities for kinship and foster parents, family well-being professionals and partners.

Together with our partners in Kansas, we offer live in-person courses, virtual classroom courses and self-paced online courses.

If you have an account with our learning management system, log-in to view our comprehensive list of 50 to 60 current course offerings every month. If you need to set up an account, email learn@childally.org for assistance.

Frequently Scheduled Courses

  • First Aid

    First Aid classes build skills to effectively provide basic first aid. Learn about common hazards, injuries, and illnesses that may require basic first aid. May be combined with CPR course. First Aid classes offered through the Alliance meet DCF foster parent licensure requirements.

  • CPR

    CPR certification classes can help you provide assistance when someone is faced with a cardiac or breathing emergency. May be combined with AED (Automated External Defibrillator) training. CPR/AED courses offered through the Alliance meet DCF foster parent licensure requirements.

  • ACEs

    Learn the basics of the Adverse Childhood Experiences study and long-term mental and physical health impacts of childhood traumatic experiences. Begin to learn how to help children navigate childhood traumatic experiences in a proactive and healing way.

  • TBRI®

    Trust-Based Relational Intervention courses train caregivers in an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention designed to meet the complex needs of children from hard places. While TBRI® reflects years of attachment, sensory processing and neuroscience research, the heartbeat of TBRI® is connection.

  • Trauma 101

    Multiple courses are available to provide caregivers and professionals with the basics of trauma-informed care, types of childhood trauma and how childhood trauma can manifest in behaviors and responses. Learn how to better understand and respond to signs of childhood trauma.

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November and December 2024 Training Highlights

Identifying Learning Strengths In Children | Nov 14, 2024 | 2:00 PM | TFI Family Services | 1 Credit | Virtual | 12866

First Aid/CPR/AED-ARC | Nov 14, 2024 | 6:00 PM | KVC | 2.5 Credits | In-Person-Olathe | 12867

First Aid/CPR/AED-ARC | Nov 15, 2024 | 9:00 AM | DCCCA | 5 Credits | In-Person-Lawrence | 12868

Attachment Disorders for Resource Parents | Nov 15, 2024 | 11:00 AM | Cornerstones of Care | 2 Credits | Virtual | 12870

First Aid/CPR/AED-ARC | Nov 16, 2024 | 8:30 AM | DCCCA | 5 Credits | In-Person-Lawrence | 12871

First Aid/CPR/AED-ARC | Nov 16, 2024 | 9:00 AM | KVC | 5 Credits | In-Person-Pittsburg | 12872

MAPP Foundations Refresher - Understanding the Needs Behind Behavior | Nov 19, 2024 | 11:00 AM | TFI Family Services | 2 Credits | Virtual | 12873

First Aid/CPR/AED-ARC | Nov 19, 2024 | 6:00 PM | Saint Francis Ministries | 3 Credits | In-Person-Junction City | 12874

Suicide Prevention and Intervention | Nov 20, 2024 | 2:00 PM | TFI Family Services | 1 Credit | Virtual | 12875

Prudent Parenting | Nov 20, 2024 | 5:30 PM | KVC | 1 Credit | Virtual | 12876

First Aid/CPR/AED-ARC | Nov 21, 2024 | 8:30 AM | O'Connell Children's Shelter | 4 Credits | In-Person-Lawrence | 12916

Preparing Foster Children For Independent Living | Nov 21, 2024 | 1:00 PM | TFI Family Services | 1.5 Credits | Virtual | 12877

Aggressive Behaviors: Understanding and Managing | Nov 21, 2024 | 11:30 AM | TFI Family Services | 1.5 Credits | Virtual | 12878

Working Through the Grieving Process | Nov 22, 2024 | 7:00 PM | Restoration Family Services | 2 Credits | Virtual | 12879

First Aid/CPR/AED-ARC | Nov 23, 2024 | 9:00 AM | KVC | 5 Credits | In-Person-Parsons | 12880

First Aid/CPR-AHA | Nov 23, 2024 | 9:00 AM | Restoration Family Services | 6 Credits | In-Person-Wichita | 12881

Non-Violent Crisis Intervention | Nov 23, 2024 | 9:00 AM | DCCCA | 7 Credits | In-Person-Lawrence | 12882

Non-Violent Crisis Intervention–Refresher | Nov 23, 2024 | 2:00 PM | DCCCA | 3 Credits | In-Person-Lawrence | 12883

Hoarding, Lying, & Stealing, Oh my! | Nov 26, 2024 | 12:00 PM | KVC | 1.5 Credits | Virtual | 12884

Partnering For a Successful Court Process | Dec 03, 2024 | 6:00 PM | TFI Family Services | 1 Credit | Virtual | 12887

Neurodiversity and ASD | Dec 04, 2024 | 1:00 PM | Cornerstones of Care | 2 Credits | Virtual | 12849

Neurodiversity and ASD | Dec 04, 2024 | 8:30 PM | Cornerstones of Care | 2 Credits | Virtual | 12888

First Aid/CPR/AED-ARC | Dec 05, 2024 | 9:00 AM | KVC | 5 Credits | In-Person | 12896

Non-Violent Crisis Intervention | Dec 06, 2024 | 9:00 AM | DCCCA | 7.0 | In-Person-Wichita | 12890

PTSD In Children and Teens | Dec 06, 2024 | 9:00 AM | TFI Family Services | 1 Credit | Virtual | 12893

Mental Health Basics | Dec 06, 2024 | 1:00 PM | TFI Family Services | 1.5 Credits | Virtual | 12889

Non-Violent Crisis Intervention – Refresher | Dec 06, 2024 | 2:00 PM | DCCCA | 3 Credits | In-Person-Wichita | 12891

First Aid/CPR/AED-ARC | Dec 07, 2024 | 8:00 AM | DCCCA | 5 Credits | In-Person-Wichita | 12894

First Aid/CPR/AED-ARC | Dec 07, 2024 | 9:00 AM | KVC | 5 Credits | In-Person-Hiawatha | 12895

First Aid/CPR/AED-ARC | Dec 10, 2024 | 8:30 AM | O'Connell Children's Shelter | 4 Credits | In-Person-Lawrence | 12917

MAPP Foundations Refresher - Identity, Connections and Shared Parenting | Dec 10, 2024 | 11:00 AM | TFI Family Services | 2 Credits | Virtual | 12897

First Aid/CPR/AED-ARC | Dec 11, 2024 | 8:30 AM | O'Connell Children's Shelter | 4 Credits | In-Person-Lawrence | 12918

Crisis Intervention and Verbal De-Escalation | Dec 11, 2024 | 11:30 AM | TFI Family Services | 2 Credits | Virtual | 12899

ACES and Resilience | Dec 11, 2024 | 6:00 PM | Restoration Family Services | 2 Credits | Virtual | 12898

First Aid/CPR/AED-ARC | Dec 12, 2024 | 8:30 AM | O'Connell Children's Shelter | 4 Credits | In-Person-Lawrence | 12919

Prudent Parenting | Dec 12, 2024 | 12:00 PM | KVC | 1 Credit | Virtual | 12900

Regulating Emotions | Dec 12, 2024 | 2:00 PM | TFI Family Services | 1 Credit | Virtual | 12901

First Aid/CPR/AED-ARC | Dec 14, 2024 | 8:30 AM | DCCCA | 5 Credits | In-Person-Lawrence | 12903

First Aid/CPR-AHA | Dec 14, 2024 | 9:00 AM | Restoration Family Services | 6 Credits | In-Person-Wichita | 12902

Internet Safety | Dec 16, 2024 | 1:00 PM | TFI Family Services | 1 Credit | Virtual | 12910

MAPP Foundations Refresher - Gains and Losses - Fostering Toward Permanence | Dec 17, 2024 | 11:00 AM | TFI Family Services | 2 Credits | Virtual | 12905

Improving Foster Placement Stability | Dec 18, 2024 | 1:00 PM | TFI Family Services | 1.5 Credits | Virtual | 12906

Preparing Youth to Age Out | Dec 18, 2024 | 5:30 PM | KVC | 2 Credits | Virtual | 12907

MAPP Foundations Refresher - Ending and Beginnings | Dec 19, 2024 | 11:00 AM | TFI Family Services | 2 Credits | Virtual | 12908

Prevention of Peer-To-Peer Abuse | Dec 19, 2024 | 1:00 PM | TFI Family Services | 1.5 Credits | Virtual | 12909

E-Learning Courses

E-Learning

The Children’s Alliance of Kansas E-Learning Library of courses is available anywhere, any-time - on your schedule. Log in, go to the Content Library and search for any of the titles below to start the course.

  • NEW Oct. 2023: Managing Problematic Sexual Behaviors

  • NEW Sept. 2023: Placement Disruption and Stability

  • NEW Sept. 2023: Dually Involved: Caring for Youth in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice

  • Ethical Relationships in Child Welfare

  • Icebreaker Conversations

  • Medication Administration

  • Navigating Mental Health Care

  • Navigating Physical Health Care

  • Navigating the Family Well-Being System

  • Sexuality and Gender Support

  • Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect

  • TIPS-MAPP Overview

  • Universal Precautions

  • Accessing Services & Supports

  • Building Children's Resilience

  • Building Parental Resilience

  • Common Feelings Associated with Being Adopted

  • Education

  • Family Dynamics

  • Intercountry Adoptions Medical Considerations

  • Life Story Birth Story Adoption Story

  • Managing Placement Transitions

  • Preparing for Adulthood

  • Preparing for and Managing Visitation

  • Responding to Children in Crisis

  • Preparing for Adulthood

  • Sensory Integration