Trainings by Topic
A list of all
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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Topic Areas: Assessment | Behavior | Dual Language Learners | Intervention & Instruction | Mental Health
Assessment
- Assessment Professional Learning Opportunities
- Best Practices in Assessment for Speech and Language Pathologists
- Assistive Technology Consideration
- Math Disabilities and Assessments for Teachers
- Dyslexia Academy - Part 1: Reading Difficulties and What to Do Next
- Dyslexia Academy - Part 2: Dyslexia Assessment
- Understanding Specific Learning Disability (SLD) and Psychoeducational Evaluations for Teachers
- In a Galaxy FAR FAR Away - Using the Feifer Assessment of Reading
- Dynamic Assessment: A guide for Speech-Language Pathologists
- Interdisciplinary Assessment of Girls with Suspected Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Reframing our Thinking
- Executive Functioning Academy - Part 1: The Fundamentals
- Executive Functioning Academy - Part 2: Assessment & Analysis
- How to Conduct Meaningful Assessments for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (ID)
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): What it is, What it isn't, and What to do About it
- Projective Assessment: Diving Deeper
- Write On! - Part 1: Understanding, Assessing and Improving Student Writing (New!)
- Write On! - Part 2: Assessing Written Expression (New!)
- Simplify with Artificial Intelligence (AI): Practical Magic for School Psychologists (New!)
- Aligning Supports with Student Voices: Neurodivergent Affirming Behavior Assessments & Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) for Intense Behavior (New!)
- Psychosocial Assessment: Emotional Disability (ED) eligibility and Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS) (New!)
Behavior
- Behavior Professional Learning Opportunities
- Creating an Effective Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)
- Smart Strategies for Teachers: Mastering Reinforcement for Lasting Behavior Change
- Whole Class, All Day: Dynamic Behavior Strategies Every Teacher Needs
- Beyond Stickers and Clip Charts: Real Solutions for Complex Student Behavior (New!)
- Bridging the Gap: A Guide for Navigating Schools and Partnering for Success (New!)
Dual Language Learners
Intervention & Instruction
- Intervention & Instruction Learning Opportunities
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) in the Classroom: From Foundations to Practice (3 Parts)
- Social Communication in School-Age Students
- Integrating Phonemic Awareness into Speech and Language Intervention
- How Paraprofessionals Can Support the Communication of Students Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Language & Literacy Instruction for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
- Elementary and Middle School Math Screeners and Tier 2 Interventions
- Tips and Tricks on how to Organize your Caseload
- Elementary Math Instructional Strategies
- Executive Functioning (EF) Academy - Part 5: How Does EF Affect Writing? - For Teachers
- Universal Design For Learning (UDL) - Part 2: Engagement, Representation, and Assessment Choice Boards
- Dyslexia Academy - Part 3: Interventions
- Dyslexia Academy - Part 4: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Dyslexia
- Introduction to Universal Design For Learning (UDL)
- Executive Functioning (EF) Academy - Part 3: Goal Writing
- Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in a Hearing Environment
- Supporting Girls with Autism
- Executive Functioning (EF) Academy - Part 4: Supports, Strategies and Intervention
- Data Design and Collection in the Classroom
- Strategies for Effective Consultation within the School Setting
- How to Design a Day of Effective Direct Instruction for Students with Significant Learning Needs
- Dyslexia, Developmental Language Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - Oh My! Using Evidence-Based Assessment and Intervention to Support Struggling Readers
- Telling Stories in School with Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Write On! - Part 3: Empowering Student Writers: Practical Strategies for Every Classroom (New!)
- Assess Smarter, Teach Better: Pinpointing Student Skills for Effective Instruction of Individuals with Extensive Learning Needs (For Teachers) (New!)
- Beginning Word Reading and Spelling for Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) Users (New!)
- Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) in the Classroom Basics (New!)
- Honoring Every Voice: Understanding Communicator Profiles and Support Strategies (New!)
- Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) in the Special Education Classroom (New!)
- Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) in the General Education Classroom (New!)
- Every Student, Every Day: Collaborative Paths to Inclusive Opportunities (New!)
Mental Health
- Mental Health Learning Opportunities
- The Impact of Trauma at School: Understanding, Assessment, and Intervention
- Treating Trauma
- Silent Suffering: What to Know and What to Do for Students with Internalizing Disorders
- Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
- When They Don't Show Up: Dealing with School Avoidance
- Autism and Mental Health
- Perfectionism: Purfictly Imperfect!
- For Teachers: Creating a Safe and Supportive Learning Environment: Implementing Environmental Social and Emotional Strategies
- For Teachers - Supporting Social and Emotional Needs in the Classroom Through Enhancing the Environment with Tier 1 Strategies for All Students
- Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS) Assessment: Examining Your Social-Emotional Data
- Is it Psychosis? Understanding and Differentiating Severe Mental Health Presentations
- For Teachers - Supporting Struggling Students Throughout the Day: Demystifying Tier 2 Social and Emotional Support in the Classroom
- From Chaos to Confidence: Teaching Self-Regulation That Works (New!)
- Developing Resilience in our Youth (New!)
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