Professional Development and Certificates

Explore the topics of school culture, collaboration, and evidence-based practices as they relate to serving students with disabilities. Speakers from Catholic schools and universities to share examples of excellent practice.

In today's challenging and highly competitive environment, leadership opportunities are opening rapidly in school districts, especially the superintendent position. These opportunities require specific preparation, training, and access to practitioners and researchers with knowledge of the superintendency and the search process.

Join us for a transformative three-day in-person retreat that introduces core mind-body practices and foundational knowledge. The Heart-Centered Connections (HCC) Practitioners Certificate guides participants in equity-based social-emotional learning, rooted in polyvagal theory, interpersonal neurobiology, educational neuroscience, and trauma-informed mindfulness.

The Interdisciplinary Certificate in Trauma Awareness, Resilience and Restorative Approaches across the Professions (Coming Fall 2023) certificate is designed for professionals across multiple sectors interested in expanding their awareness of stress, trauma and adaptive capacity, developing skills in trauma-sensitive and restorative approaches and recognizing promotive factors for individual and collective resilience in the field.

Ideal for current and aspiring school counselors, this program provides students with the knowledge, skills and dispositions to effectively counsel and develop school counseling programs in international schools.

Johnson Fellows for Education Program has supported teachers in the San Diego region who wish to deepen their understanding of best teaching practices for supporting students with disabilities. Engaging in a week-long summer institute, teacher leaders work together to learn and plan to support inclusion at their school sites.

This International Coaching Federation (ICF) accredited coaching education program is ideal for current or aspiring coaches seeking a credential from the ICF as well as for organizational leaders wanting to expand their leadership skills.

​Leadership for Change is a three-day group relations conference designed to serve as a temporary institution that reproduces many of the characteristic features of organizational life, this conference is organized as a sequence of group and inter-group interactions.

Restorative justice is a global social movement growing in all industry settings, including K-12 schools, higher education institutions, workplaces, community organizations and criminal justice agencies. Be a part of a new generation of leaders who understand the philosophical underpinnings of restorative justice.

The Team Coaching Certificate is designed for trained coaches aiming to advance their skills. This experiential program includes peer-to-peer and client coaching and holds an Advanced Accreditation in Team Coaching (AATC) from the International Coaching Federation (ICF).