Now Accepting!
Applications for first-year Grief and Loss Social Work interns.

• Main qualification: Entering first year of Masters of Social Work program in next academic year.

 

For more information, please review the Grief and Loss Social Work position description.

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About EBAC Training

EBAC’s Learning & Education Department offers opportunities for life-long learning to all people and organizations supporting youth and families to heal after experiencing trauma. Our trauma-informed and culturally responsive course offerings teach foundational principles and best practices to support resiliency and recovery.

 

Training Offerings
You can sign up with EBAC’s training database for easy access to all course information and to register for upcoming training sessions. Click here for tips on how to create your account.

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EBAC Play Therapy Training
EBAC is thrilled to share that we are now approved by the Association for Play Therapy (APT) to provide Continuing Education in play therapy. Stay tuned for new course offerings in 2026! Play Therapy is a fundamental practice that directly supports our core mission and vision. We believe that therapeutic play is an indispensable, culturally relevant tool for building resilience and aiding recovery in children, especially those affected by trauma and systemic disparities. We are dedicated to equipping mental health professionals with the advanced, practical knowledge necessary to pursue or enhance their skills in play therapy. Join us in building a community prepared to meet the growing demand for high-quality, trauma-informed child and adolescent health services.

Core Content Areas
The core content areas for our trainings are: Trauma Education, Trauma Informed Systems, Resiliency, Grief and Loss, School Based and Community Based Counseling, Resource Navigation, Parenting, Social Emotional Development and Social Justice.

 

Bring Training to Your Organization
Organizations serving Alameda County system impacted youth and families may request EBAC provided on-site or virtual instruction to your organization at no cost (contingent upon EBAC’s funding availability ). If you’d like EBAC to sponsor a course facilitated specifically for your agency, please contact us.

 

 

Practicum Program
EBAC's practicum position focuses on grief and loss support groups for families that have experienced loss, grief education, and short term grief therapy services for children.

EBAC accepts applications for social work students in a Master's degree program. Click here to apply.

Contact EBAC Practicum Supervisor kimberly.watson@ebac.org with any questions.

 

 

Eligibility
EBAC courses are open to the community, and priority registration is given to our primary intended audience: resource caregivers and people who are, or plan to be involved in the lives of system-impacted children and youth in Alameda County. EBAC is a “IV-E” provider of professional development for professionals, para-professionals and community members who work with organizations supporting system impacted children and youth. Community members that have taken part in our training include: teachers, administrators, dance teachers, afindexterschool instructors, case managers, family advocates and navigators, counselors, caregivers, county staff.

 

Continuing Education
EBAC provides CEUs for qualified trainings. To receive a CEU credit you MUST sign and include your license number on both the Sign-In and Sign-Out Sheet when in person. When attending virtually you must attend the full course to qualify for the certificate. EBAC is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs and/or LPCCs under the California Board of Behavioral Sciences Provider # 138020. EBAC maintains the responsibility for this program/course and its content. CEU Certificates will be available to print from your created profile within 10 days of the training for those who completed the full training and the evaluation.