about the training

This 4.5-hour online seminar for parents focuses on children's needs during separation, divorce, and other family residential changes. This class meets the Whatcom County Superior Court’s requirements for divorcing parents with minor children. Each parent must complete their own registration.

Please contact us in advance if an interpreter or other accommodations are needed.

Upcoming Training Dates

  • Monday, July 28, noon-4:30 pm (register by July 21)

  • Wednesday, August 27, 4:00-8:30 pm (register by August 20)

  • Saturday, September 27, 9:00 am-1:30 pm (register by September 19)

  • Monday, October 27, noon-4:30 pm (register by October 20)

  • Monday, November 24, 4:00-8:30 pm (register by November 17)

  • Saturday, December 20, 9:00 am-1:30 pm (register by December 12)

Location: Virtual on Zoom

Training Fee: $25 per person; financial assistance available

Instructors: Tracy Dahlstedt, LMFT; Ray Soriano, MSW; Stacy Malone Miller; Ramona Garcia Slagle

Hearing the trainers say that a divorced family is not a broken family, it’s just a reorganized family, was music to my ears.
— Helping Children Through Family Changes Participant

REPLAcement Certificate

For parents who attended Helping Children Through Family Changes in the past and need a replacement certificate, please use the form below to submit your request. Replacement certificates will be issued only to those whose attendance and payment can be verified. Please allow 2-4 business days to respond to your request.