Current Training Schedule
Foster, adoptive and kinship parents are welcome to attend any of our trainings. Even if you adopted internationally or domestically, all Iowa adoptive parents are welcome to attend. All of our trainings are approved for foster parent credit. There is no cost to attend our trainings. Please note: Children are NOT allowed at IFAPA trainings and child care is not provided. Participants will be asked to leave if children are present. Children and infants are too distracting for training participants.
How to Register
Parents:
Foster, adoptive and kinship parents can sign up for a class* by completing our TRAINING REGISTRATION FORM or by calling our office at 800-277-8145 ext. 1. IFAPA will follow-up within two business days to confirm your enrollment in the class.
Social Workers:
Some classes have also been approved for Social Worker CEUs.
VIEW CLASSES APPROVED FOR SOCIAL WORKER CEUS.
Social workers can register for a class by mailing in our CEU REGISTRATION FORM with their payment, or they can pay online with a credit card. Social Worker CEUs are per person and cost $15 for a 3 hour class and $30 for a 6 hour class.
Others:
If you are not a foster, adoptive or kinship parent, you may still register for an IFAPA training (i.e. daycare providers, CASA workers, other human service professionals, etc.); however, there is a charge per person to attend an IFAPA training. IFAPA trainings are $15 for a 3 hour class and $30 for a 6 hour class. IFAPA trainings are only authorized for foster parent training credit. If you would like this class approved for your specific training needs (i.e. for child care) it is your responsibility to get it approved for credit. REGISTER FOR A CLASS & PAY ONLINE
IFAPA's Training Schedule
| OCTOBER 2019 TRAININGS |
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| Date & Time | Name of Training & Trainer | Credit | Location |
| Saturday, October26, 2019 (9 am-12:15 pm) |
Worry Warts and How You Can Help Them: Anxiety Disorders in Children and Teens (Trainer: Warren Phillips, PhD) |
3 hours | Ankeny IFAPA Training Center |
| Saturday, October 26, 2019 (1:15-4:30 pm) |
I Won't Do It and You Can't Make Me (Trainer: Warren Phillips, PhD) |
3 hours | Ankeny IFAPA Training Center |
| Saturday, October 19, 2019 (9 am-12:15 pm) |
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen (Trainer: Christy Meyer) |
3 hours | Coralville Radisson Hotel |
| Saturday, October 19, 2019 (1:15-4:30 pm) |
Foster Care Meets Mental Health CLass is full (Trainer: Christy Meyer) |
3 hours | Coralville Radisson Hotel |
| NOVEMBER 2019 TRAININGS |
|---|
| Date & Time | Name of Training & Trainer | Credit | Location |
| Saturday, November 2 (9 am-4:30 pm) |
(Trainer: Matthew Hiveley, PhD) |
6 hours | Sioux City Stoney Creek Inn |
| Saturday, November 9 (9 am-12:15 pm) |
Gender and Sexuality Sensitivity (Trainer: Kate Haberman) |
3 hours | Cedar Falls Hawkeye Comm College |
| Saturday, November 9 (1:15-4:30 pm) |
The Effects of Disrupted Attachment on a Child's Brain, Heart and Future (Tariner: Kate Haberman) |
3 hours | Cedar Falls Hawkeye Comm College |
| Saturday, November 16 (9 am-4:30 pm) |
(Trainer: Matthew Hiveley, PhD) |
6 hours | Ankeny IFAPA Training Center |
| DECEMBER 2019 TRAININGS |
|---|
| Date & Time | Name of Training & Trainer | Credit | Location |
| Saturday, December 14 (9 am-12:15 pm) |
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen (Trainer: Christy Meyer) |
3 hours | Ankeny IFAPA Training Center |
| Saturday, December 14 1:15 - 4:30 pm) |
Foster Care Meets Mental Health (Trainer: Christy Meyer) |
3 hours | Ankeny IFAPA Training Center |
TO REGISTER FOR A TRAINING:
COMPLETE OUR ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM*.
