IFAPA - A Resource for Iowa’s Foster, Adoptive & Kinship Families
For over 40 years, the Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents Association has been serving as a resource to foster, adoptive and kinship families in Iowa. IFAPA is a non-profit organization that empowers, supports and advocates for these families. Membership with IFAPA is free for Iowa's foster, adoptive and kinship families.
LEARN MORE ABOUT IFAPA
IFAPA Workshops for Foster & Adoptive Parents & Workers
SATURDAY, OCT. 1
CPR & First Aid
Council Bluffs, 1:15pm-5:30pm (COST $50)
SATURDAY, OCT. 8
Everything You Wanted to Know About Foster Care But Were Afraid to Ask
Ankeny, 9am-12:15pm (FREE CLASS)
Mandatory Child Abuse Reporter
Cedar Falls, 9am-12:15pm (FREE CLASS)
CPR & First Aid
Cedar Falls, 1:15pm-5:30pm (COST $50)
Trauma in Children & Teens: What It
Really Is & What Really Works
Indianola, 9am-12:15pm (FREE CLASS)
Decoding the Mystery of ADHD
Indianola, 1:15pm-4:30pm (FREE CLASS)
SATURDAY, OCT. 15
The Brain: Normal Development Verses Brain After Trauma
Ankeny, 9am-12:15pm (FREE CLASS)
The Magic of Healing the Brain and Fostering a Secure Attachment
Ankeny, 1:15pm-4:30pm (FREE CLASS)
For Better or Worse:
Couples Who Foster
Cedar Falls, 9am-4:30pm (FREE CLASS)
Foster Care Meets Mental Health:
A Foster Parent Dilemma!
Davenport, 9am-4:30pm (FREE CLASS)
To register for one of the above classes,
call
800-277-8145 or REGISTER HERE.
Click here to register and pay for CPR
To view classes approved for Social Work CEUs, click here.
Current News
FALL 2016 CONFERENCE
Friday & Saturday, October 28 & 29
Marriott & Conf. Center in Coralville
A SAMPLE OF THE WORKSHOP TOPICS OFFERED AT THE FALL CONFERENCE:
- Building the Best Team
- Supporting Healthy Transitions
- Human Trafficking
- Psychotropic Medications
- Supporting LGBTQ Youth
- Effects of Disrupted Attachment
- Keeping Up with the Drug Culture
- Helping Kids Make & Keep Friends
- How Trauma Impacts Kids in Care
- Identity Formation in Adoption
- Culturally Responsive Parenting
- Understanding Learning Disorders
VIEW CONFERENCE BROCHURE
(REGISTER VIA MAIL)
VIEW CONFERENCE ONLINE
(REGISTER ONLINE)
Call for Conference Presenters
Are you interested in being a conference presenter at IFAPA's Spring Conference April 7-8, 2017 in Des Moines? For additional information including potential topic ideas, view the PROPOSAL FORM. Proposals are due by October 15, 2016!
School is Back in Session
Help your child have a successful school year by educating yourself and your child's teachers on the following resources. This information provides details on how childhood trauma affects the developing brain and how to respond effectively to help children feel safe and learn in a classroom-setting.
Creating Trauma-Informed Classrooms
Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators
10 Things About Trauma Every Teacher Needs to Know
Educating About Reactive Attachment Disorder
A (Sample) Letter to My Child's Teacher About RAD
