Family Development Specialist (FDS) Certification Training – April 2026

Description

The Family Development Specialist Training is back this year! The Family Development Specialist (FDS) model offers seven core skill sets. Upon completion of this training, attendees will be certified as a Family Development Specialist.

Please note: To complete the certification, participants must attend all full sessions and three days of virtual training.

Trainer Jessica Badowski will certify attendees by covering the overall course objectives include:

– The ability to support and empower families through skillfully building a collaborative relationship.

– The ability to help families identify their goals and barriers and develop a plan to achieve their goals.

– The awareness and intervention strategies for dealing with challenging family issues, including psychological, emotional, and interpersonal issues.

– The skillful application of core coping skills for families with a systemic understanding of families and their context

– The ability to identify strengths, develop a plan, and coordinate a network of resources in partnership with families to help them achieve their goals, including skillful application of family assessment tools (eco-map, geno-gram, timeline, matrix, balance wheel)

– The ability to advocate for families within communities through the application of community organizational and group facilitation skills

– The ability to access appropriate sources of professional growth, utilize self-awareness skills, and ongoing self-care resources while providing Family Development services.

When

April 15, 2026, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (hour break for lunch from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm)

April 22, 2026, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (hour break for lunch from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm)

April 29, 2026, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (hour break for lunch from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm)

Trainer

Jessica Badowski is the owner and founder of Too Busy Gals. With an M.A. in Black Studies from The Ohio State University, Jessica has spent over 25 years speaking and training on diversity and anti-racism. Since 2008, she has managed and operated Too Busy Gals, which began in Ohio and moved to Arizona in 2011. As a social media strategy company, Too Busy Gals provides services to businesses ranging from solopreneur start-ups to international manufacturing companies.