Instructors: Representatives from Scripps Mercy Hospital’s Well Being Foster children can experience traumatic episodes that can lead to negative thoughts such as suicide. This course [...]

Meets every 4th Wednesday of the month  **No Meeting in December 2024** Support Group Leader: Rosie Villegas Preparing Children for Daycare and Respite- Entering foster [...]

A panel of adults who were adopted as children will share their perceptions about identity issues for adoptees, growing up adopted, searches and reunions with [...]

Meets 4th Wednesday of the Month **no meeting in November & December 2024** Support Group Leader: MaryJo Meer High Medical Needs Children- Children with medical complexity [...]

Meets every 4th Thursday of each month **No meetings in November & December 2024** Leader: Brenda Jones Alphabet Soup- ASD, ADHD, CP, DMD, FASD, FXS, [...]

 El entrenamiento revelará la dinámica psicológica que lleva al maltrato y victimización de los niños por los traficantes sexuales. Se profundizará completamente sobre el trauma complejo del abuso [...]

This class explores the various issues that adoptive families face throughout their lifetimes. It covers core issues, how to talk to children about adoption, and [...]

Description: Foster care is a pipeline for the Commercial and Sexual Exploitation of Children. In San Diego County alone, it generates over $800 million each [...]

TIPS is the 12-hour pre-service training program that is required prior to being approved as a Resource Parent by the County of San Diego.  The [...]

Guest Speaker Laura Ornelas, LCSW Description: Parenting children is hard work. Parenting those who have experienced loss and trauma can be even more challenging. Getting [...]