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FNC of Missouri - Gail Knipshild #164

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Mission Statement

 

FamilyForward moves vulnerable children in the direction of hope by delivering comprehensive therapeutic and educational services to support biological, foster, and adoptive families.

 

About Us

 

FamilyForward is recognized and licensed as the Family Nurturing Center of Missouri to provide the evidence-based Nurturing Parenting® Programs. Nurturing Skills is an innovative program designed to empower parents and parent educators in creating customized competency-based parenting programs to meet the individual needs of families.

 

History

 

FamilyForward is the result of a merger between Children’s Home Society of Missouri and Family Resource Center, two of St. Louis’ most accomplished and leading-edge non-profit organizations. With 170 years of combined experience helping children and families, the agencies united in April 2017 from positions of strength to better serve the community. The majority of children served by FamilyForward have experienced some type of abuse or neglect, resulting in developmental trauma.

 

Recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all treatment plan for these children, we have opened the region’s first and only Developmental Trauma Center, which incorporates the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) to provide a comprehensive approach to understanding the impact of significant children trauma. Developed by Dr. Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD, founder of the ChildTrauma Academy and an internationally recognized authority on childhood trauma, NMT offers individualized treatment plans to support children at home, in school, and with therapeutic intervention. FamilyForward was the first agency in the St. Louis region to become site certified in the use of NMT in 2015.

 

“Each child’s trauma history is unique, as is the impact of that trauma on their brain development,” FamilyForward Chief Program officer, Rachel Neukirch, notes. “We have established the FamilyForward Developmental Trauma Center to provide clients, clinicians, and the community with greater access to our knowledge and expertise regarding developmental trauma."

 

Services

 

FamilyForward works to build safer, healthier relationships for children and families by offering a wide range of comprehensive therapeutic and educational services, including:

 

• Therapy – Trauma-focused counseling using evidence-based practices provided to individuals, families, and/or group counseling, provided in-home and in-office.

• Coaching and Education – Classes for parents and caregivers, mentoring for youth and parents. Comprehensive support for families faced with stressors such as safety, shelter, unemployment, and parenting. Advocacy and financial literacy services for women who have been impacted by domestic violence. Trauma training for professionals.

• Foster Care and Adoption – Foster care case management, as a member of Children’s Permanency Partnership. Recruitment, training, and licensing for foster and adoptive families. Intervention services to reunify children in out-of-home placement with their biological family.

• Trauma Assessment and Psychological Evaluation – Trauma-informed, developmentally sensitive approach to understand the impact of a child’s history on current functioning. Individualized recommendations to support children at home, in school, and with therapeutic interventions. Evaluations provided by doctorate-level mental health professionals, specifically trained in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT).

• Therapeutic Preschool – Highly structured environment utilizing trauma-informed, developmentally sensitive interventions for children ages three to five experiencing emotional and behavioral difficulties.

• Care for Children with Developmental Disabilities – Long-term, 24-hour residential care for non-ambulatory children ages 0-21 with significant medical needs, offering individualized habilitation programs to maximize physical, emotional, and educational growth. Shot-term, 24-hour respite care is also available, offering flexibility and support for families.

 

Family Nurturing Center of Missouri #164
FamilyForward
Karen Nolte, Chief Executive Officer
St. Louis, Missouri 314.534.9350

Gail Knipshild, Nationally Recognized Nurturing Parenting® Program Trainer/Consultant
314.968.2350 ext. 5234; gail.knipshild@familyforwardmo.org

 


Contact Info:

FNC of Missouri - Gail Knipshild #164

FamilyForward
Karen Nolte, CEO

St. Louis, Missouri

(314) 968.2350

karen.nolte@familyforwardmo.org



April 10 - 12, 2024

Nurturing Parenting® Program Facilitator Training

Trainer(s): FNC of Missouri - Gail Knipshild

Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Cost: $ 450.00

Brochure, Registration Form and Info (PDF)


July 15 - 17, 2024

Nurturing Parenting® Program Facilitator Training

Trainer(s): FNC of Missouri - Gail Knipshild

Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Cost: $ 450.00

Brochure, Registration Form and Info (PDF)