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Community Education Classes offered by Yakima County Probation Services

Provides community education classes, such as defensive driving, parenting skills, and theft awareness. - Defensive Driving Class: probation services offers defensive driving courses. The focus of our defensive driving course is to assist participants in discovering how their values and attitudes affect their driving behavior. Participants will learn how to make positive choices about their driving behavior. The objective of the defensive driving course is to educate participants about law abiding behavior and safe driving. The online option allows students to conveniently complete the course on their own time while not affecting their school or work schedule. An in-person course is available and is limited to those who are unable to take the course online. - ​Parenting Classes: this 8 hour parenting skills class is an online course designed to enhance parenting techniques to better meet the developmental needs of children as they grow. This course is offered in both Spanish and English. Topics covered include; raising the next generation, parenting basics, what children need, role modeling, child neglect and abuse, and what children deserve. - Theft Awareness Class: this class is designed for a variety of relatively minor theft offenses. Participants are encouraged to develop a personal commitment plan to avoid future theft-related problems and/or arrest. This 4 hour online course is offered in both English & Spanish. An in-person class is available and limited to those who are unable to take the course online.

Physical Address

128 North 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 98901

Hours

M-F, 8am-5pm.

Application process

For more information check out our web page at: ttps://www.yakimacounty.us/1602/Classes

Fee

There is a registration fee of $120.

Eligibility

Call in for information.

Service area

Yakima, WA

Agency info

Yakima County Probation Services

Seeks out and maximizes opportunities to positively impact the behavior of probationers.  Provide access to a comprehensive range of services including educational and vocational, mental health and substance abuse. Build upon the strengths and capabilities of probationers, their families and communities.