Professional Learning Opportunities

Formal professional learning opportunities for Local Education Agency (LEA) staff, parents, and other educational professionals offered by the Diagnostic Center, Central California.

Professional Development Manual Home | Scheduled Event Offerings | 2026-27 Learning Opportunities

Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder - All Offerings
    • A-1 Assistive Technology to Support Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
    • A-2 Autism Spectrum Disorders from A to Z: Assessment to Zany Conversation
    • A-3 Treatment Ideas for the Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) Working with the Student Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders…Building a Road Map for Successful Communication
    • A-4 Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Social Intimacy and Social Skills
    • A-5 Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): Strategies for Supporting Students with ASD, Attention, and Social Anxiety Needs
    • A-6 Autism Spectrum Disorders: Combining Evidence-Based Practices to Optimize Learning
    • A-7 Antecedent-Based Interventions: Stay Ready So That You Don't Have to Get Ready
    • A-8 Visual Supports: Evidence-Based Practices for Autism that Make All the Difference
    • A-10 The Spectrum of Learning: Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) for Autism (Early Childhood Version)
    • A-11 Supporting Our Students with the Highest Support Needs (Level 3 Autism)
    • A-12 Supporting Neurodiverse Students in High School and Transition
    • A-13 Strategies for Supporting Young Students (ages 3 to 5) with Autism
    • A-14 Autism in Girls

Student Engagement and Behavior

  • Student Engagement and Behavior - All Offerings
    • B-1 No Good Very Bad Day…Could it be Communication?
    • B-2 Executive Function Instructional Strategies
    • B-3 The Blueprint for Bonds: Constructing Connections with Students
    • B-4 Sensory-Supportive Environments: Classroom Structures for Success
    • B-5 Effective Classroom Management: Strategies for Behavior and Connection (New!)

Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities

Early Childhood

  • Early Childhood - All Offerings
    • E-1 Positive Discipline for Little Learners
    • E-2 Building Better Behavior Through Play
    • E-3 From Meltdown to Calm: Understanding and Responding to Emotional Outbursts
    • E-4 Avoiding Burnout: Building Habits that Build Resilience for the Early Childhood Educator

Secondary (Middle School and High School)

Complex Communication and Intellectual Disabilities

  • Complex Communication and Intellectual Disabilities - All Offerings
    • I-1 Building Communication Opportunities Throughout the Day for Students with Complex Communication Disorders
    • I-2 Students with Complex Communication and Intellectual Disabilities…Avoiding the Impact of Learned Helplessness
    • I-3 Evidence-Based Practices that Support Students with Complex Communication and Significant Cognitive Disabilities
    • I-4 Developing a Language Enriched Environment

Language and Literacy

Paraprofessionals

  • Paraprofessionals - All Offerings
    • P-1 Foundations of Trauma Informed Support: What Every Paraprofessional Should Know
    • P-2 Kind and Clear: Responsive Discipline that Connects for the Paraprofessional
    • P-3 Adult Social Emotional Learning: Enhancing Paraprofessional Well-Being
    • P-4 The Role of the Paraprofessional

Speech and Language

  • Speech and Language - All Offerings
    • S-1 Assessment and Treatment: Speech Fluency Disorders
    • S-2 Building Social Skills Groups for Diverse Learners
    • S-3 Differential Assessment and Interventions for Students with Significantly Reduced Speech Intelligibility
    • S-4 Language Processing Disorder: Assessment and Treatment Considerations

Assistive Technology and Augmentative and Alternative Communication

  • Assistive Technology and Agumentative and Alternative Communication - All Offerings
    • T-1 Assistive Technology Assessment – Certificate Program
    • T-2 Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Assessment to Intervention – Certificate Program
    • T-3 Augmentative and Alternative Communication – Building Literacy
    • T-4 Assistive Technology Supports for Organization and Executive Functioning
    • T-5 Assistive Technology Supports for Mathematics
    • T-6 Assistive Technology Assessment to Intervention: Building Supports for Written Language
    • T-7 Aided Language Stimulation and Data Collection for Trials in Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC)
    • T-8 Using Technology to Support the Essential Elements of Literacy Including Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Language Skills

Specialized Topics

  • Specialized Topics - All Offerings
    • Z-1 Concussions: More than Just a Bump on the Head! (Traumatic Brain Injury)
    • Z-2 Individualized Education Program (IEP) Basics: Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Effective Collaboration
    • Z-3 Teacher Burnout and the Importance of Self-Care
    • Z-4 Writing IEPs for Students with Autism from a Neurodiversity-Affirming Mindset
    • Z-5 Supporting Autistic LGBTQIA+ Students
    • Z-6 Life Skills for Independence: Empowering Middle and High School Students
    • Z-7 Neurodiversity-Affirming Practices in our General Education Classrooms
    • Z-8 Biology of Trauma - Piecing Together the Treatment Puzzle
    • Z-9 Neurobiology of Behavior
    • Z-10 Neurobiology of Trauma
    • Z-11 Wired for Worry: Understanding and Supporting the Anxious Child
    • Z-12 Executive Function and the Brain
    • Z-13 Prenatal Drug Exposure
    • Z-14 The ABC's of Child Development: Shaping Children's Early Experiences to Support Healthy Growth (New!)
    • Z-15 Cracking the Code of Meltdowns: What's Really Happening and What to Do (New!)
    • Z-16 Helping Children with Demand Avoidance (New!)
    • Z-17 Compassionate Rapport When Working with Families: Collaborative Knowledge Building for Educators (New!)
    • Z-18 Pathway to Positive Outcomes: Overview of Diagnostic Center Services, Learning Opportunities, and Process (New!)
    • Z-19 Onboarding Special Day Class (New!)