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)
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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, [...]




