Youth and Family Services
Community Education Classes
Thank you for your interest in our workshops and educational presentations. We offer a variety of topics related to parenting, stress management, mental health and substance abuse, child development, and social, emotional and educational success. Classes may be offered in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, Mandarin, and Dari.
PARENTING (* Indicates classes offered as a part of a series)
Pre-school and Elementary Years
☐Raising Happy and Healthy Children (for parents of preschoolers)* 8 weeks
☐Getting ready for Kindergarten
☐Priming your child for school success
☐Supporting the anxious child
Middle and High School Years
☐Transitioning to Middle School
☐Transitioning to High School
☐Prepare to Launch – Transitioning to College
☐ What Parents Need to Know About Drugs, Alcohol and Adolescent Substance Abuse
☐Managing Strong Willed Adolescents and Risk Taking Behavior: Parent Project™ * 13 weeks
☐Helping your Teen Manage Stress
☐Warning Signs of Depression and Self-Harm Behavior
☐Recognizing Eating Disorders and Developing Healthy Eating Behaviors
Child Development, Bi-Cultural Parenting, Health and Raising Children in a Digital World
☐Understanding the needs of a child with ADHD/ADD
☐Social Media Matters
☐Understanding the Teen-age brain
☐Bridges to Behavioral Health – Bi-Cultural Parenting *
☐Partnering with Parents for Health (for parents of youth 8-18 years) * 3 weeks
☐Stress Management and Self Care for Parents
FOR EDUCATORS
☐Constructive Collaboration with Families of Diverse Cultures
☐Understanding Eating Disorders
☐Understanding Self-Harm Behaviors
☐Helping Students Cope with Anxiety
☐Identifying and Responding to Mental Health Disorders in Children and Teens
☐The Teenage Brain
☐Bully-free Schools
☐Substance Abuse Disorders
☐Strategies for Talking with Parents about their Child’s Behavioral Health
☐Trauma Informed Teaching – Successful Interactions with Traumatized Students
☐Stress Management and Self – Care for Educators
Youth and Family Services Offers the following Specialized Consultations Services. Please contact us for more information or to schedule a consultation appointment.
Juvenile Delinquency and Truancy
Substance Use Disorders
Asian American, Latino and Afghani Family Perspectives & Experiences with Mental Health
Identification and Assessment of Mental Health Conditions
Trauma Informed Interventions
Early Childhood Mental Health and Transition to Kindergarten
Partnering with Families – Parent Engagement
Child Abuse Reporting
FEE SCHEDULE
Fees are based on a rate of $150 per hour for pre-prepared workshops and trainings. Trainings may be customized for a specific school site or groups’ needs for an additional fee.
Sites at which YFS Interns or staff Counselors are located for the school year, may receive brief presentations for parents on resources at back-to-school nights at no cost. Outreach events and resource fairs hosted by FUSD administration and school sites are also attended by YFS and FRC staff at no cost.
CONTACT
Please contact Dr. Helen Hsu, Clinical Supervisor at 510-574-2135 to schedule a workshop, or call the main line at Youth and Family Services for more information at 510-574-2100.