Specialty Classes

Please Note: Certificates will be e-mailed as a PDF documents 2 weeks after the class


All Classes

Online | Developmental Stages and Effects of Child Abuse & Neglect (School Age 12‐21)

Online | Developmental Stages and Effects of Child Abuse & Neglect (School Age 12‐21)

06/09/2026    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Guest Instructor: Jody Johnston-Pawel, LSW, CFLE In this workshop, you will engage your creativity while learning about typical adolescent development, typical challenging behaviors they might [...]
Online | The Grief Series with Wendy Kessler - Part 6: Grief Rituals – Practices that Enable Connection to Self and Community in Times of Loss 

Online | The Grief Series with Wendy Kessler - Part 6: Grief Rituals – Practices that Enable Connection to Self and Community in Times of Loss 

06/16/2026    
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Six Part Series Even though loss is the most universal experience we share, most people have never learned how to grieve. Our societal avoidance of [...]
Online | Water Safety

Online | Water Safety

06/18/2026    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Instructor: Scripps Well Being Center – Scripps Mercy Hospital, Chula Vista Description: This class covers essential water safety practices for foster families, including drowning prevention, [...]
Online | Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)

Online | Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)

06/24/2026    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Instructor: Charisma de los Reyes, MSW Description: Foster care is a pipeline for the Commercial and Sexual Exploitation of Children. In San Diego County alone, [...]
Online | Dynamics of Substance Abuse

Online | Dynamics of Substance Abuse

07/09/2026    
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Instructor: Heidi Blue, MSW & Jeanne Schwertfeger, Resource/Adoptive Parent Description: A parent’s behavior with a substance abuse disorder can vary and can have a multifaceted [...]
Online | Supporting Brain Development in Traumatized Children

Online | Supporting Brain Development in Traumatized Children

07/13/2026    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Essentials Guide: Thriving as a Resource Parent Instructors: Heidi Blue, MSW & MaryAnn Paschal, Resource/Adoptive Parent Description: This class will discuss the importance of [...]
Online | Impact of Trauma on Child Development

Online | Impact of Trauma on Child Development

07/14/2026    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Instructor: Scripps Well Being Center – Scripps Mercy Hospital, Chula Vista Description: This class helps foster parents understand how trauma affects a child’s brain, behavior, [...]
Online | Nuts and Bolts for Resource Parents

Online | Nuts and Bolts for Resource Parents

07/15/2026    
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
The Essentials Guide: Thriving as a Resource Parent Instructors: Diana Macis, MSW, & MaryAnn Paschal, Resource/Adoptive Parent Description: This class will cover the most essential elements [...]
Online | Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)

Online | Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)

07/15/2026    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Instructor: Charisma De Los Reyes, MSW Description: Foster care is a pipeline for the Commercial and Sexual Exploitation of Children. In San Diego County alone, [...]
Online | Special Education 101

Online | Special Education 101

07/16/2026    
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Instructor: Michelle McGowan, Special Education Advocate Michelle is a dedicated Special Education Advocate with over 20 years of experience supporting students with disabilities, including Autism, [...]
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