Training Schedule & Special Events
Meetings will take place at Faith Church
1305 7th St * Rock Valley, IA 51247
6:30pm-8:30 pm
September 18, 2025: Non medicated interventions to improve mental health. This presentation will provide skills and strategies that most everyone can use to improve their day-to-day mental health including discussion on the understanding of neurobiology, use of biofeedback, diet, and movement, as well as cognitive behavioral strategies, presented by Dr Tara Boer.
**approved for 2 training hours
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October 16, 2025: ARC Reflections: Mirror, Mirror: ARC, or Attachment, Regulation, and Competency, is a framework for working with children and teens who have
experienced trauma. This session dives into how mirroring starts with curiosity,
and how mirroring through language and behaviors is very important when parenting children who have experienced trauma and loss. Presented by Emily Moos
**approved for 2 training hours
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November 20, 2025: Stress and Anxiety in Children and Teens We will take a closer look at stress and anxiety in children and how they can appear similar. We will be given techniques and tools to help children process and cope with stress and anxiety.​
Presented by Leah Mouw
**approved for 2 training hours
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December 7, 2025: Operation Santa event! Watch our Facebook page to sign up your child/children. Come enjoy a fun day out
Please Note: Santa will be present from 1:30-3
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January 15, 2026: Secondary Trauma: How to process a child leaving our home​
Processing our loss and grief when a child leaves our home can be challenging, especially with other children in the home who may also be grieving. We will take a look at ways to cope with that loss and how to heal.
Presented by Dori Wallenburg
**approved for 2 training hours
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February 19, 2026: What's behind the Behavior : We will dissect some tough behaviors. Discussing behaviors modifications and replacement behaviors. We can't delete, we must replace! Finding balance in helping a child feel safe and keeping the chaos at bay.
Presented by Dani Overman
**approved for 2 training hours
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March 19, 2026:
Presented by Cara DeHaan
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April 16, 2026: Mark your calendars!!! Special make and take freezer meal event!
More details to come!
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