Training For Professionals Internships The Early Childhood Parenting Center is accredited to train student-interns from many local graduate schools, including Antioch University, CSU Northridge, Ryokan College, Phillips Graduate Institute and Santa Barbara Graduate Institute. Our programs provide hands-on experience in a clinical training site and allow interns to learn from skilled professionals in a warm, caring environment. Our student-interns participate as team members in the infant and toddler groups, working under the supervision of group leaders and child development specialists. They also participate in team discussions after each group, attend a weekly staff meeting and respond to Warm Line calls. The time commitment for student-interns ranges from 6 to 12 hours per week. The graduates of our program benefit from the extensive network of Early Childhood Parenting Center graduates and volunteer professionals. Our graduates are working in all facets of early childhood development, ranging from private practice to early childhood schools. To see if our program is right for you, please contact us or call (310) 281-9770. Professional Development, Conferences and Lectures We provide mental health professionals as well as preschool and daycare professionals with opportunities to become knowledgeable about the issues of early childhood development and the clinical problems that may occur. Some of our past workshops have included: When Bad things Happen to Kids Mommy Stay - Don't Go Away (a workshop about separation) Understanding challenging behaviors in the preschool child Me! Mine! No! (A series of workshops about creative problem solving with toddlers and their parents) Exploring resources and referrals for the preschool child To be placed on the mailing list for our next workshop, please contact us or call (310) 281-9770.