YSO Academy is an IACET Accredited Provider, meeting the ANSI/IACET Standard for continuing education and training.
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.
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
FOR YSO STAFF
Download our free incident response checklist. Know what to do in the first 24 hours, before you need it.
Get the Checklist →FOR PLAN B PARENTS
Download 10 Affirmations for Finding
Hope from Amber Jewell, LSCSW.
Courses and Books
Join us to learn how to protect and serve the children in your care
