Youth Services Education and Training Center

The Education & Training Center is a community resource for primary prevention through education, training, and professional development, providing 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. Services are offered in-person or virtually and available in English, Spanish and Creole. The Education and Training Center is responsible for developing and implementing trainings, workshops, and community outreach activities. It also serves as a trainee placement site for doctoral interns, postdoctoral fellows, and doctoral level practicum trainees.

Training

Student Training Program

Psychology Doctoral Internship Program
Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Practicum site for psychology doctoral candidates

Continuing Education

CE Credits for Psychologists, LCSW's, LMHC's, LMFT's, and Nurses

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

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

Services

Therapy

Family Therapy (brief model)
Individual Therapy (ages 18-22)
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT; ages 2-7)
Group Therapy

Parenting

Group and Individual formats
Evidence Based/Supported Programs offered

Psychological Evaluations

Assessment of intellectual, academic, behavioral, and personality/social functioning (for youth already involved in Youth Services Department's services).