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Parent Education

Parent education classes help parents learn about the many issues children face when their family structure changes. These classes focus on: 

  • how to help children adjust to a divorce or separation,
  • how to help children adjust to living apart from a parent, and
  • skills to help separated parents learn how to co-parent successfully.

Many counties in Oregon require parents to complete a parent education class before a judgment can be entered in cases involving child custody and parenting time. Please contact your local court for more details. 

Find a parent education program in your county by using the list below.

Parent Education Programs by County

Class Options

Baker County Family Court Parent Education (online)

Niños en Medio​ (en línea)

Contact

Tracy Marinez-Williams, Baker County Circuit Court
541-523-6303, ext. 4

Additional Info

  • Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs also accepted.
  • Online alternative on case-by-case basis: Children in Between

Co-Parenting: Children in Changing Families
  • ​In-person class
  • Offered by Old Mill Center for Children & Families, Corvallis​

Contact

Old Mill Center, 541-757-8068

Additional Info

  • ​Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs also accepted with judge approval, on a case-by-case basis.

​Parent Education Program​

  • In-person class
  • Offered by Clackamas County Family Court Services, Oregon City
Contact
Lauren MacNeill, Clackamas County, 503-655-8425

Additional Info
  • Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs also accepted.
  • Alternative online classes may be approved on a case-by-case basis. Requests must be made in writing.

Class Options

Children in Between (online)

Priceless Parenting​ (online)

Additional Info

  • If multiple classes are available, take the four-hour class.
  • Waiver option available if court filing fees are waived.​

Class Options​

Parents Helping Children with Divorce

  • In-person class
  • Offered by Community Action Team in Rainier and St. Helens
  • Requires advance registration: Registration form

Northwest Parenting (online)

Children in Between Divorce​ (online)

Class Options

​Children in Between (online)

Niños en Medio​ (en línea)

Contact

Children of Divorce Education, 1-877-874-1365

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.

​BestCare Treatment Services

Classes offered by BestCare in Prineville and Madras.

Contact

541-323-5330

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs accepted.​

Class Options

​Children in Between (online)

Niños en Medio​ (en línea)

Contact

Children of Divorce Education, 1-877-874-1365

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.

Class Options

Family Law Education Program (live classes on Zoom)

Children in Between (online)

  • You must get approval from the court before you take this course.

Niños en Medio​ (en línea)

Contact

541-389-5468

541-227-2709 (en español)​

Class Options


Niños en Medio (en línea)


Contact

Children of Divorce Education, 1-877-874-1365

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.

​Class Options

Children in Between

  • Offered by The Next Door in Hood River and The Dalles

Niños en Medio (en línea)

Contact

Julie Proffitt, 541-506-2707

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.

​Class Options

Children in Between
  • In-person class
  • Offered by Families First in John Day
  • Online alternative
  • ​Only allowed on a case-by-case basis
Niños en Medio (en línea)

Contact

541-575-1438

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.

​​Class Options

Children in Between
  • In-person class
  • Offered at Harney County Circuit Court in Burns
  • Online alternative
  • ​Only allowed on a case-by-case basis
Niños en Medio (en línea)

Contact

Kasi Belcher, 541-573-5207

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.

​​Class Options

Children in Between

  • Offered by The Next Door in Hood River and The Dalles

Niños en Medio (en línea)

Contact

Julie Proffitt, 541-506-2707

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.

​Class Options

Children in Between Online

Niños en Medio (en línea)

​Additional Info
  • Other program certificates accepted with judge approval on a case-by-case basis. 
  • Court-approved fee waivers are accepted.

Best Care Treatment Services, Madras 

Virtual classes

Contact 

541-475-6575

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.

​Children in Between​ (online)

Contact

1-877-874-1365, staff@divorce-education.com

Additional info

Parents can file a motion to request a waiver of the class in its entirety, or to accept another provider's class, by filling out this Waiving Attendance form.

Class Options

​Children in Between

  • In-person class
  • Offered at Klamath County Museum in Klamath Falls

Niños en Medio​ (en línea)


Contact
Charlene Shaw, 541-331-3334

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.

​Class Options

​Children in Between

  • In-person class
  • Offered at Lake County Courthouse in Lakeview
  • ​Only accepted on a case-by-case basis
Niños en Medio​ (en línea)​

Contact

Steven Torre, 541-274-0525

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.​

​Lane County Youth Services - Focus on Children

  • Class is offered virtually
  • Alternatives must be pre-approved by Lane County Youth Services
Contact

Caitlyn Jackson, 541-682-3962

​Class Options

Children in Between Online

Niños en Medio (en línea)

​Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs accepted.

​Class Options

Parent Education Class

  • In-person
  • Meets at Linn County Courthouse in Albany

Online Parenting Program​

Contact

Mediation coordinator, 541-967-3952

​Class Options

Children in Between (online)

Niños en Medio ​(en línea)

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted with prior approval from the judge.

Class Options

​Children Cope with Divorce

  • In-person class
  • Offered by Family Building Blocks in Salem

Children in Between Online

  • ​Only accepted on a case-by-case basis
Niños en Medio (en línea)​

Contact

503-581-9922

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.

​Class Options

Children in Between

  • In-person class
  • Location alternates between Hermiston and Pendleton

Children in Between (online)

Niños en Medio (en línea​)

Contact

Vicki Evans, 541-278-0341, ext. 3240​

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.

​Parents Helping Children Cope with Family Change

  • Classes held virtually on Zoom
  • Led by Multnomah County Family Resolution Services
Contact

Hannah Crites, 503-988-3037

Additional Info

Fee waivers are available for families with lower incomes: Parent Education Fee Waiver Form

​Parent Education Class

  • In-person class
  • Held at Polk County Courthouse in Dallas

Contact

503-623-3154​, plk.mediationcoordinator@ojd.state.or.us

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.

​​Class Options

Children in Between

  • Offered by The Next Door in Hood River and The Dalles

Niños en Medio (en línea)

Contact

Julie Proffitt, 541-506-2707

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.

​Helping Children Cope with Divorce

  • In-person class
  • Held at the Tillamook County Courthouse in Tillamook

Contact

Abbie Hurliman, 503-842-2596, ext. 2222

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.

​​Class Options

Children in Between

  • In-person class
  • Location alternates between Hermiston and Pendleton

Children in Between (online)

Niños en Medio (en línea​)

Contact

Vicki Evans, 541-278-0341, ext. 3240​

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.

Class Options

Helping Children Cope with Divorce

  • In-person class
  • Offered in LaGrande
  • Only allowed on a case-by-case basis
Contact

Teala Sunderman, 541-962-8500, ext. 42

Additional Info
  • Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.​
  • Participants may qualify for a fee waiver. Ask the court for more information.

Class Options

Helping Children Succeed with Divorce

  • In-person class
  • Offered at OSU Extension Office in Enterprise
  • Only allowed on a case-by-case basis
Contact

Heather Retherford, 541-426-4991

Additional Info
  • Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.​
  • Participants may qualify for a fee waiver. Ask the court for more information.

​Class Options

Children in Between

  • Offered by The Next Door in Hood River and The Dalles

Niños en Medio (en línea)

Contact

Julie Proffitt, 541-506-2707

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.

​Conciliation Services

​Contact

503-846-3428, Conciliation_Services@washingtoncountyor.gov​

Additional Info

  • Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs may be accepted, but only with pre-approval from a judge.
  • Requests for alternative parent education or a waiver of parent education will be reviewed by a judge on a case-by-case basis.
  • Participants may qualify for a waiver of fees for the combination mediation orientation and parent education only if court fees were waived for the current filing. No exceptions.

​​Class Options

Children in Between

  • Offered by The Next Door in Hood River and The Dalles

Niños en Medio (en línea)

Contact

Julie Proffitt, 541-506-2707

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.

​Class Options

Children in Between​ (online)

Niños en Medio (en Línea)

Oregon Online Parenting Class

Contact

Center of Divorce Education, 1-877-874-1365

Additional Info

Certificates of completion from other Oregon court-approved programs are accepted.