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how to help children who have suffered trauma
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how to encourage resilience in the children you serve
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principles for making a state-mandated report of abuse or neglect
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how to make child protection a living part of your culture
Training for the people who
protect and raise children
Practitioner-authored courses and continuing education, built by a team who has done this work firsthand.
For Youth-Serving Organizations
Close the policy gaps that turn into crises. Courses built by child welfare professionals who have run investigations, advised boards, and worked inside the systems your organization answers to.
For Foster, Adoptive, Kinship, and Stepparents
Practical guidance for parenting children with trauma histories, from people who have lived it. Not generic parenting advice.
Your Youth-Serving Organization needs to know
A team, not one expert
YSO Academy's five instructors cover child protection law, juvenile justice, child welfare administration, clinical social work, school leadership, and counseling. Two are former foster parents. Two are attorneys who have defended youth organizations for decades. One is a former juvenile court judge. All of them still do this work
YSO Academy is an IACET Accredited Provider, meeting the ANSI/IACET Standard for continuing education and training.
FOR YSO STAFF
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Overview of Child Protection Policies
CourseThis course is a free overview of "120 Days to a Strong Child Protection Policy." Check it out, and then join us in the other courses for in-depth discussions of how you can create a strong child safety culture in your organization.
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120 Days to Strong Child Protection Policies, Part 3 of 3 (91-120 Days & Beyond)
CourseFinalize your policy, audit your records, train your people, and build the annual review systems that keep your child protection culture alive year after year.
FOR PLAN B PARENTS
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Moral Development of Children
CourseHow do children learn right from wrong? Explore Piaget and Kohlberg's foundational theories, understand what to expect at each stage, and learn how to guide children toward strong moral character.
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Understanding Trauma in Early Childhood
CourseYoung children show trauma in ways that are easy to misread. Learn to define trauma, recognize its effects on development and emotions, and respond in ways that support healing.
Courses and Books
Join us to learn how to protect and serve the children in your care
