Specialty Classes
Please Note: Certificates will be e-mailed as a PDF documents 2 weeks after the class
All Classes
Online | Advocacy Skills for Parents
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, [...]
Online | Take a Chance on Me: Teen Adoption
Instructors: Nicole Espinosa, LCSW Have you ever thought teenagers are past the point of helping or I can’t imagine adopting a teenager? You are not [...]
Online | Making Morning Madness Melt Away: Getting Kids Up, Dressed, Fed, and Out the Door on Time
Description:Starting the day off in a stressful way can make everyone grumpy and late. Fortunately, there are no more delays in bringing you the tools [...]
Online | Schizophrenia
Instructor: Scripps Well Being Center – Scripps Mercy Hospital, Chula Vista Description: This class provides an overview of schizophrenia, including common signs, symptoms, treatment options, [...]
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 | Risk Factors
Description: This class will look at potential risks and challenges to a permanent placement, including legal issues, health issues, behavior and mental health, and lifelong [...]
Online | Adult Adoptee Panel
Description: A panel of adults who were adopted as children will share their perceptions about identity issues for adoptees, growing up adopted, searches and reunions [...]
Online | From Trauma to Triumph: A Resource Parents Journey Through The 7 Core Issues - Session 4
Instructor: Allison Davis Maxon, LMFT About: Allison Davis Maxon is a nationally recognized expert in Complex Developmental Trauma and children’s mental health specializing in Attachment [...]
Online | Fentanyl: Understanding the Drug, the Crisis, and Its Impact:
Instructors: Robin Thompson, MSW This class will explore fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, including what it is, why it has become so prevalent, how it’s [...]
Online | The Importance of Play and Laughter: A Strategy that Supports Trauma Informed Practice
Instructors: Diana Macis, MSW & Jeanne Schwertfeger, Resource/Adoptive Parent Description: Parenting children does not have to be a stressful experience. In fact, parents who lighten [...]




