New Trainings
A list of new formal, professional learning opportunities offered by the Diagnostic Center, Northern California. This is part of the 2025-26 Professional Development Catalog.
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Assessment
- Write On! - Part 1: Understanding, Assessing and Improving Student Writing
- Write On! - Part 2: Assessing Written Expression
- Simplify with Artificial Intelligence (AI): Practical Magic for School Psychologists
- Aligning Supports with Student Voices: Neurodivergent Affirming Behavior Assessments & Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) for Intense Behavior
- Psychosocial Assessment: Emotional Disability (ED) eligibility and Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS)
Behavior
- Beyond Stickers and Clip Charts: Real Solutions for Complex Student Behavior
- Bridging the Gap: A Guide for Navigating Schools and Partnering for Success
Intervention & Instruction
- Write On! - Part 3: Empowering Student Writers: Practical Strategies for Every Classroom
- Assess Smarter, Teach Better: Pinpointing Student Skills for Effective Instruction of Individuals with Extensive Learning Needs (For Teachers)
- Beginning Word Reading and Spelling for Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) Users
- Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) in the Classroom Basics
- Honoring Every Voice: Understanding Communicator Profiles and Support Strategies
- Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) in the Special Education Classroom
- Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) in the General Education Classroom
- Every Student, Every Day: Collaborative Paths to Inclusive Opportunities
Mental Health
- Is it Psychosis? Understanding and Differentiating Severe Mental Health Presentations
- From Chaos to Confidence: Teaching Self-Regulation That Works
- Developing Resilience in our Youth
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