- About
Overview
KVC West Virginia is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening families and preventing child abuse and neglect. Our team of caring experts delivers a range of essential services, including in-home family support, foster care, adoption, in-home mental health therapy, and youth educational support – all to fulfill our mission of enriching and enhancing the lives of children and families.
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- Services
Overview
KVC strengthens families using wraparound services so children can remain with their own families and in their own communities. We also provide foster care, reunification support, adoption, substance use treatment, in-home family services, educational support, and child, family and adult therapy.
- Impact
Overview
KVC West Virginia continues to make a positive difference in the lives of hundreds of West Virginia children and families.
Spotlight on Providers
In this section, we profile KVC staff and partners who are making a difference.
Inspirational Families
Each year, we recognize one family as the KVC Resource Parents of the Year.
- Resources
How To Become A Foster Parent
Each year, hundreds of local children are removed from their homes due to abuse, neglect or other challenges. These kids and teenagers need the support of a caring foster family.
How To Become An Adoptive Parent
KVC West Virginia helps match children in foster care with loving forever families through adoption. We work exclusively with children that are placed through the Department of Health and Human Resources
Parenting and Mental Health eBooks & Videos
Find helpful guides, assessments and videos on topics like parenting, mental health, ways to help children in crisis and more.
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Dealing with Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Vicarious Trauma
September 24, 2015 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
$60.00As front line workers (and even supervisors), we work with families that have endured a great amount of trauma. Sometimes this trauma can start to affect our work and personal lives. This training is designed to help workers recognize the signs of vicarious/secondary trauma, burnout, and compassion fatigue, as well as how to address it.
This training has been applied for 4 CEUs for Psychology, Social Work, and Counselors. Cost is $60.00. Lunch will be provided. Training is refundable with full 24 hour notice to Erin Keltner at ekeltner@kvc.org. We look forward to seeing you for this helpful and meaningful training!
Training will be presented by KVC’s own Jennie Storer:
Dr. Jennifer Storer received her Bachelors of Science in Psychology from Wittenberg University in Ohio. She obtained her Masters and Doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology from Ohio University in 2010 and 2014, respectively. She completed her clinical internship with the WVU School of Medicine—Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry in Charleston.