Continuing Education
A Home Within: Learning in Community!
A Home Within is committed to providing high quality training, support, and continuing education to volunteer therapists, prospective volunteers, and community stakeholders concerned with the holistic care of those impacted by foster care. Click the button below to see our calendar of Continuing Education events!
What Makes Our Continuing Education Program Different?
All trainings are committed to exploring how the social determinants of health influence poor mental health outcomes for system-involved youth, their families, and communities. We welcome a sustained dialogue on these issues in our trainings to lift up collective resources, expertise, and narrations of hope from our members.
Continuing education events are grounded in contemporary research, social justice, local and national foster care policies, and clinical interventions pursuant to the regulations of our sponsoring bodies.
To learn more about contributing to our community of learning, contact us at admin@ahomewithin.org.
Continuing Education Credit Information
Our continuing education events are free, and registration is available up until 24 hours prior to the start of the event. There is no penalty for cancellations. Content level is suitable for working mental health professionals with advanced degrees. There are no breaks during the programs.
Live webinars are interactive. In order to complete and receive credit for a live webinar, attendees must remain for the duration of each event and complete the course evaluation directly following it. A link to the evaluation will be shared in the Zoom chat box during the live webinar. Once the evaluation is completed, we will generate and issue certificates via email within one week of completion.
Upcoming Events
Friday October 16, 12:00 PM PT
Virtual
This training will assist child psychotherapists in providing input for what the child's needs are in the transition.
Wednesday October 21, 2:45 PM PT
Virtual
This foundational session reframes deception in foster youth — lying, concealment, minimization — as adaptive protection rather than defiance or pathology.
Thursday October 29, 9:00 AM PT
Virtual
There are many forms of grief that go unrecognized.
Friday October 30, 12:00 PM PT
Virtual
Using a child-centered model for adoptive transitions prioritizes the child's needs around attachment to the adoptive parents and prioritizes loss issues in the change of the relationship with the resource parents.
Wednesday November 4, 2:45 PM PT
Virtual
This session maps how protective strategies in foster youth evolve across development — from the transparent concealment of latency to the sophisticated relational management of adolescence — while their underlying protective function remains constant.
Wednesday November 18, 10:30 AM PT
Virtual
We will explore how to engage endings honestly and with care — and how a thoughtful, mutual goodbye can itself become one of the most healing experiences we offer.
Wednesday November 18, 2:45 PM PT
Virtual
This session addresses the core clinical stance of the series as it applies to foster youth.
Wednesday December 9, 2:45 PM PT
Virtual
This integrating session addresses the ethical terrain of applying a protection-informed stance with foster youth.
Friday October 16, 12:00 PM PT
Virtual
This training will assist child psychotherapists in providing input for what the child's needs are in the transition.
Wednesday October 21, 2:45 PM PT
Virtual
This foundational session reframes deception in foster youth — lying, concealment, minimization — as adaptive protection rather than defiance or pathology.
Thursday October 29, 9:00 AM PT
Virtual
There are many forms of grief that go unrecognized.
Friday October 30, 12:00 PM PT
Virtual
Using a child-centered model for adoptive transitions prioritizes the child's needs around attachment to the adoptive parents and prioritizes loss issues in the change of the relationship with the resource parents.
Wednesday November 4, 2:45 PM PT
Virtual
This session maps how protective strategies in foster youth evolve across development — from the transparent concealment of latency to the sophisticated relational management of adolescence — while their underlying protective function remains constant.
Wednesday November 18, 10:30 AM PT
Virtual
We will explore how to engage endings honestly and with care — and how a thoughtful, mutual goodbye can itself become one of the most healing experiences we offer.
Wednesday November 18, 2:45 PM PT
Virtual
This session addresses the core clinical stance of the series as it applies to foster youth.
Wednesday December 9, 2:45 PM PT
Virtual
This integrating session addresses the ethical terrain of applying a protection-informed stance with foster youth.
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Get Involved!
Apply to become an instructor or register for an upcoming event!
Continuing Education Attendees 2022-2024
To request disability accommodations, please send an email to chrissy@ahomewithin.org. To file a complaint, please send an email to candice@ahomewithin.org.
ASWB: A Home Within, 1381, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/21/2025-3/21/2028.
APA: A Home Within is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. A Home Within maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
NBCC: A Home Within has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6701. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. A Home Within is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
System Requirements
- An internet connection – broadband wired or wireless (3G or 4G/LTE)
- Speakers and a microphone – built-in, USB plug-in, or wireless Bluetooth
- A webcam or HD webcam - built-in, USB plug-in, or:
- An HD cam or HD camcorder with a video-capture card. See the list of supported devices.
- Virtual camera software for use with broadcasting software like OBS or IP cameras. For macOS, Zoom client 5.1.1 or higher is required.
- An HD cam or HD camcorder with a video-capture card. See the list of supported devices.
Supported Operating Systems
- macOS X with macOS 10.9 or later
- Windows: 11 (version 5.9.0 or higher), 10 (Home, Pro, or Enterprise. S Mode is not supported), 8 or 8.1, and 7
- Ubuntu 12.04 or higher
- Mint 17.1 or higher
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 or higher
- Oracle Linux 6.4 or higher
- CentOS 6.4 or higher
- Fedora 21 or higher
- OpenSUSE 13.2 or higher
- ArchLinux (64-bit only)
Supported Browsers
- Windows: Edge 12+, Firefox 27+, Chrome 30+
- macOS: Safari 7+, Firefox 27+, Chrome 30+
- Linux: Firefox 27+, Chrome 30+
At a Glance
Volunteer therapists have unlimited access to the CE home study library
Over a dozen events each year, attended by nearly 1000 professionals in the community
CE events are approved to be sponsored by the NBCC, ASWB, and APA