Parent Empowerment Program (PEP)

The DJUSD Parent Empowerment Program (PEP) Talks are monthly virtual webinars for parents and guardians presented by local community organizations.

PEP Talks are held virtually the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 6:00-7:30pm. Pre-registration required. Language interpretation available.

PEP Talks for the 2025-2026 school year have concluded. Thank you for joining us this year. Please check back in August for the 2026-2027 schedule.

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Questions? Please reach out to Annette Preciado [email protected]
2025-2026 PEP Talk Recordings and Handouts
May - How to Support Your Grieving Child

Slides Recording
April - Understanding Sexual Assault and Supporting Students Slides Recording
March - When the World Feels Scary - Helping Kids Cope with News & Community Stress Slides Recording
February - Parent Project: Support For Raising Difficult Children Handouts
January - Screen Addictions: Navigating Family Challenges Slides
November - Enhancing Parent-Child Communication Slides October - Teen Substance Use Slides
September - Loneliness and Isolation in Children and Adolescents

Recording Slides

See below for recordings and handouts from prior years and other resources.

PEP Talks Kickoff

Recording

Slides

Perfectionism in Children and Adolescents

Validation

Screen Addictions

NAMI Ending the Silence

Recording

Slides

Handout 1 Handout 2 Handout 1 Spanish

Building Connection and Empathy with Your Children Recording

Slides

Handout

Understanding Sexual Assault and Supporting Students Recording Presentation Slides
Parent Guide

Helping Kids and Families with Loss & Grief

Anxiety

Anxiety Skills Handout

Validation Skills Handout

Empathy Video

Spanish Audio Recording (audio only)

Depression

Recording

Slides

Depression Skills Handout

Validation Skills Handout

Spanish Audio Recording (audio only)

Grief & Loss

Recording

Slides

Communication Handout

Spanish Audio Recording

PCIT/P.R.I.D.E. Parenting Skills

Recording

Slides

Spanish Audio Recording

Chinese Audio Recording (Mandarin)

Self Care for Parents & Caregivers

Slides

Parent Self Care resources

Self Care Handout

Self Care Resources

Blending Traditional and Modern Parenting

Slides

Empower Yolo: Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Slides

Child Abuse Statistics

Sexual Assault Services

Following a Sexual Assault

Community Resource Guide

Talking to Kids about Sexting

Gaming Safely

Sextortion Flyer

The Compassion Project was a parent workshop series on adolescent mental health and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). DBT is a cognitive behavioral therapy that focuses on four skills: mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotional regulation. Below are recordings and handouts from each session.

Typical adolescent behavior

Presentation slides Handout 1

Handout 2
Handout 3
Video Recording

Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Presentation slides
Distracting and Self-Soothing Handout
Validation Handout
5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Exercise
DBT Parenting Resources
Video Recording