What is PS – MAPP?

PS-MAPP stands for Partnering for Safety and Permanence—Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting.  It is a group preparation and selection program.

Every potential foster or adoptive parent is required to complete PS – MAPP training before a child can be placed in their home. Itis to prepare individuals and families to make an informed decision about becoming a resource family for children in the foster care and adoption program.  The program guides potential applicants through the complex issues they will face as resourcefoster parents. Through carefully designed activities, parents see firsthand the challenges of fostering/adopting. Using both group and individual exercises, leaders help parents decide if their expectations and abilities match the realities of fostering/adopting. Mutual preparation and selection enable parents and sponsoring agencies to build the basis of teamwork toward permanency for children and their families.

 The PS-MAPP Program

Meeting 1: Welcome to PS-MAPP Group Preparation and Selection Program

Meeting 2: Where the MAPP leads: A foster care and adoption experience

Meeting 3: Losses and Gains 

Meeting 4: Helping children with attachments            

Meeting 5: Helping children learn to manage their behaviors   

Meeting 6: Helping children with birth family connections        

Meeting 7: Gains and Losses: Helping children leave foster care                                        

Meeting 8: Understanding the impact of fostering or adopting   

Meeting 9: Perspectives in foster parenting and adoptive parenting

Meeting 10: Endings and Beginnings             

We have two upcoming PS-MAPP Classes .

• April 2nd-June 4th from 6-9 p.m. (Monday nights) CrossPoint Assembly Church1016 N.Pearl St, Paola

Classes will be in the building in the southwest corner of the parking lot-1016B N. Pearl

We are also planning to have one on campus.

• March 20th-May 22nd from 6-9 p.m. (Tuesday nights) 480 S. Rogers Road, Olathe Classes will meet in the large conference room at the main building (Mabee) .

Please contact:

Erin Wimpey @ 913-601-9077 or email her at ewimpey@kidstlc.org

Teresa Johnston-Arndt @ 913-475-3004 or email her at tjohnston@kidstlc.org

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