Please register by 3pm Monday-Friday for any of the classes you are interested in taking during the week and the weekend.
Just as childcare is not provided onsite for FKCE renewal classes, please refrain from having your children, pets, other family members, or anyone who is not registered for the workshop in the virtual class with you. If childcare is an issue, please select a workshop time where you can participate undisturbed.
Do not participate in the class while you are driving.
You must be available for the entire duration of the designated training hours.
You must be able to participate undisturbed, at a quiet location, where your face is visible via video and where you are able to type responses. Participants not physically involved in the class or leaving early or joining the meeting more than 10 minutes late (without specific approval by the trainer) will NOT receive a certificate.
Log-in time. Admittance to the class will close 15 minutes after the start time.
If you are absent from the virtual classroom for more than 10 minutes, you will be dismissed from the training and will not receive credit/certification.
Provided a valid California identification card to obtain your certified training hours’ certificate from the FKCE office.
The FKCE program will only be providing classes online to resource and kinship parents through ZOOM and will require each participant to use a computer and/or phone and to have an email address to participate. (If you don’t have an email, please create one using yahoo.com or gmail.com) Each participant will need to download the ZOOM app on their computer and/or phone.
Participants will receive certificates for attendance only when evaluations are completed, and attendance verified by the trainer; certificates will be emailed to the participants.
August 2026
Dates: 8/ 21, 8/22, 8/23
Times: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Instructor: Rod Recendez, B.A.
September 2026
Dates: 9/18, 9/19, 9/20
Times: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Instructor: Rod Recendez, B.A.
October 2026
Dates: 10/23, 10/24, 10/25
Times: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Instructor: Rod Recendez, B.A.
November 2026
Dates: 11/13, 11/14, 11/15
Times: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Instructor: Rod Recendez, B.A.
August 2026
MEAN GIRLS: ("Can You Identify The Queenbee?-Girls and Their Bullying Behaviors)
Tuesday (8/18/26) from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Patrice Brown, M.Ed., P.P.S.
Turning Dreams into Degrees- Education Course 1: Supporting Foster Youth through Early College
Thursday (8/20/26) from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Rod Recendez, B.A.
UNDERSTANDING ADHD & OTHER LEARNING DISABILITIES: (Some Kids Are Just Wired Differently)
Saturday (8/22/26) from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm with Patrice Brown, M.Ed., P.P.S.
Preventing Allegations: Prudent Parenting
Monday (8/24/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Richard Haghani, M.A.
LIFE CODE: ("The New Rules For Winning In The Real World")
Tuesday (8/25/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Patrice Brown, M.Ed., P.P.S.
Discipline vs. Punishment: Working with Traumatized Youth
Thursday (8/27/26) from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Rod Recendez, B.A.
Understanding ADHD and Learning Disabilities
Saturday (8/29/26) 9:00 am - 12:00 pm with Richard Haghani, M.A.
September 2026
"COPING SKILLS & ROLES YOUTH DEMONSTRATE IN TRAUMA" (Family Dynamics-What Every Parent Should Know)
Tuesday (9/1/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Patrice Brown, M.Ed., P.P.S.
"COMMANDO PARENTING: (Why is Tough Love So Important?)"
Tuesday (9/8/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Patrice Brown, M.Ed., P.P.S.
Turning Dreams into Degrees- "Education Course 2: Supporting Successful Transitions from High School"
Thursday (9/10/26) from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Rod Recendez, B.A.
"IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE": (Creating Dragon Slayers Through Development Assets) (What Kids Needs To Succeed)
Saturday (9/12/26) 9:00 am - 12:00 pm with Patrice Brown, M.Ed.,P.P.S
Coping and Understanding Mental Illness
Monday (9/14/26) from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm with Richard Haghani, M.A.
Improving Visitation- Keeping it Fun and Focused
Wednesday (9/16/26) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm with Tamitra Clark, Psy.D.
ILP-Resources and Preparing Youth for Adulthood
Thursday (9/17/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Rod Recendez, B.A.
Understanding Mental Health Diagnosis
Saturday (9/19/26) 9:00 am - 12:00 pm with Richard Haghani, M.A.
Exploring Child Abuse and Neglect
Monday (9/21/26) from 6 :00 pm - 9:00 pm with Richard Haghani, M.A.
"THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RAISING BOYS VS. RAISING GIRLS"
Tuesday (9/22/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Patrice Brown, M.Ed., P.P.S.
Working with Traumatized Children
Wednesday (9/23/26) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm with Tamitra Clark, Psy.D.
Internet Safety
Thursday (9/24/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Rod Recendez, B.A.
OCTOBER 2026
"GOT GRIT? (Why You Need It , How To Get It & How You Pass It On)
Saturday (10/3/26) 9:00 am - 12:00 pm with Patrice Brown, M.Ed., P.P.S.
"Teaching Kids About Positive Decision- Making Skills"
Monday (10/05/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Richard Haghani, M.A.
Turning Dreams into Degrees: “Education Course 1: Supporting Foster Youth through Early College
Thursday (10/8/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Rod Recendez, B.A.
Identifying Triggers: Why? When? Who? What?
Saturday (10/10/26) 9:00 am - 12:00 pm with Tamitra Clark, Psy.D.
Working With a Foster Youth's Birth Parents: Building a Strong Support Network
Monday(10/12/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Richard Haghani, M.A.
"CAN YOU IDENTIFY YOUR TRIGGERS?" ("Helping Youth Learn About Managing Their Anger")
Tuesday (10/13/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Patrice Brown, M.Ed.,P.P.S
"Beating the Burnout: Stress Management and Recharging Your Batteries"
Wednesday (10/14/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Tamitra Clark, Psy.D.
Youth and the Law- Gang Activity
Thursday (10/15/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Rod Recendez, B.A.
Parenting Styles- Do You Have One?
Saturday (10/17/26) 9:00 am - 12:00 pm with Tamitra Clark, Psy.D.
Psychotropic Medication
Monday (10/19/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Richard Haghani, M.A.
"BUILDING POSITIVE COMMUNICATION": (The Color Code: A Communication Style Workshop)
Tuesday (10/20/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Patrice Brown, M.Ed.,P.P.S
Understanding the Impact of Addiction & Mental Wellness
Wednesday (10/21/26) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm with Tamitra Clark, Psy.D.
CSEC- Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
Thursday (10/22/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Rod Recendez, B.A.
"ARE YOU A PARENT OR A PAL": (TRUE COLORS-Parenting Styles Workshop)
Saturday (10/24/26) 9:00 am - 12:00 pm with Patrice Brown, M.Ed.,P.P.S.
NOVEMBER 2026
Violent Relationships and Adolescence
Monday (11/2/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Richard Haghani, M.A.
"TEACHING KIDS ABOUT POSITIVE DECISION- MAKING SKILLS"
Tuesday (11/3/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Patrice Brown, M.Ed., P.P.S.
Turning Dreams into Degrees- "Education Course 2: Supporting Successful Transitions from High School"
Thursday (11/5/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Rod Recendez, B.A.
"WORKING WITH TRAUMITIZED CHILDREN": (Becoming A Change Agent)
Saturday (11/7/26) 9:00 am - 12:00 pm with Patrice Brown, M.Ed., P.P.S.
Teen Sexuality: What Are The Issues
Monday (11/9/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Richard Haghani, M.A.
"MOTIVATING "AT RISK KIDS:" (Raising Self-Reliant Kids in a Self-Indulgent World)
Tuesday (11/10/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Patrice Brown, M.Ed., P.P.S.
Sexual and Reproductive Wellness for Youth in Foster Care
Thursday (11/12/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Rod Recendez, B.A.
Anxiety and Phobias
Saturday (11/14/26) 9:00 am - 12:00 pm with Tamitra Clark, Psy.D.
It Could Never Happen To My Child "Keeping Them Out of the Legal System"
Monday (11/16/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Richard Haghani, M.A.
Autism- the Characteristics
Wednesday (11/18/26) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm with Tamitra Clark, Psy.D.
Child Abuse Prevention: Eternal Scars
Thursday (11/19/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Rod Recendez, B.A.
Why Making Time is Important
Saturday (11/21/26) 9:00 am - 11:00 am with Tamitra Clark, Psy.D.
DECEMBER 2026
Turning Dreams into Degrees- Ed Course 1: Supporting Foster Youth Through Early College
Monday (12/3/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Rod Recendez, B.A.
THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEENS
Saturday (12/5/26) 9:00 am - 12:00 pm with Patrice Brown, M.Ed., P.P.S.
Common Mental Health Disorders in Children
Monday (12/7/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Richard Haghani, M.A.
What is this for? Psychotropic Medication Benefits and Side Effects
Thursday (12/10/26) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm with Rod Recendez, B.A.
Working with Birth Parents Towards Reunification
Monday (12/14/26) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm with Richard Haghani, M.A.