Parent Empowerment Program (PEP)

The DJUSD Parent Empowerment Program (PEP) Talks are monthly virtual webinars for parents and guardians presented by local community organizations. Please join us each month to learn about and discuss important topics that impact our students.

PEP Talks are held virtually from 6:00-7:30pm. Pre-registration required. Language interpretation available.

2024-2025 PEP Talks Schedule and Topics

October 9 - Perfectionism in Children and Adolescents REGISTER HERE
November 13 - Validation Intro video
December 11 - TBD
January 22 - Helping Kids and Families with Loss & Grief
February 12 - NAMI Ending the Silence for Families
March 12 - How to Talk so Your Kids Will Listen and Listen so Your Kids Will Talk Intro video
April 16 - Understanding Sexual Assault and Supporting Students Intro video
May - TBD

Questions? Please reach out to Annette Preciado [email protected]

In the dropdowns to the right, you will find the recordings from last year's sessions.

Looking for more webinars on other adolescent mental health topics? Check out the Compassion Project page for recordings from that workshop series or see below for last year's PEP Talk recordings.

PEP Talk on Anxiety presented by the Auburn Davis Center for DBT

Recording

Slides

Anxiety Skills Handout

Validation Skills Handout

Empathy Video

Spanish Audio Recording (audio only)

PEP Talk on Depression presented by the Auburn Davis Center for DBT

Recording
Slides
Depression Skills Handout
Validation Skills Handout
Spanish Audio Recording (audio only)

PEP Talk on Grief & Loss presented by YoloCares

Recording

Slides

Communication Handout

Spanish Audio Recording

PEP Talk on PCIT/P.R.I.D.E. Parenting Skills presented by Communicare+OLE

Recording*
Slides
Spanish Audio Recording
Chinese Audio Recording (Mandarin)

*Note: Recording began after the presenter had started the presentation and missed the first 15 min. Please refer to the slides for the section that was not recorded. Reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions or need more information. We apologize for the inconvenience.