Program Overview
The Education and Training Center is a community resource for primary prevention through education, training, and professional development. It provides free services to parents, children, families, school personnel, and mental health professionals in Palm Beach County. Family, individual, and group therapy services are offered, in addition to psychological evaluations. The Education and Training Center is responsible for developing and implementing trainings, workshops, and community outreach activities. It also serves as a student/trainee placement site for doctoral interns, postdoctoral residents, and doctoral/master's level practicum students.
Services Provided
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Student Training Program
- Psychology Doctoral Internship Program
- Psychology Postdoctoral Resident Program
- Practicum site for psychology doctoral candidates
- Field Placement site for Master's level students in various mental health disciplines
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Continuing Education
- CE Credits for Psychologists, LCSW's, LMHC's, LMFT's
- Professional presentations on a variety of topics, including ethics, intervention strategies, diagnostic issues, child maltreatment, domestic violence, trauma, attachment, grief and loss, and clinical supervision
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Community Presentations & Speakers Bureau
- Presentations at conferences and meetings to community agencies and school district personnel on a variety of topics related to children and families
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Didactic Trainings
- Professional presentations and workshops to YSD staff and professionals in the community on a variety of topics, including but not limited to ethics, diversity, therapy intervention strategies, diagnostic issues, child maltreatment, domestic violence, trauma, attachment, grief and loss, and clinical supervision
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Psychological Evaluations
- Assessment of intellectual, academic, behavioral, and personality/social functioning
- Family Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Individual Therapy (ages 18-22)
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Parent Education
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Evidence Based Programs
- Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP)
- Adults and Children Together (ACT) Raising Safe Kids