Florida court-approved parent education course

Agility Parent Education Course
For Parents of Children with
Special Needs and Emotional Concerns

This course is for parents going through divorce and co-parenting children with special needs and emotional concerns. It is here to help you better understand the challenges your family may be facing and support you as you move forward with greater clarity, steadiness, and care.

Designed for your situation

This course is specifically built for parents co-parenting children with special needs and emotional concerns.

Clear completion path

You will know what to complete, what score you need, and how to receive your certificate.

Parents and child navigating divorce and co-parenting change

Florida-approved parent education course

This course is approved by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) and satisfies Florida’s § 61.21 parenting course requirement for divorce cases.

Enrollment
$16.95
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Before you begin, here is what to expect

These are the most important details to know before starting the course, including how long it takes, what is required for completion, and how your certificate becomes available.

Course length 4 hours
Passing score 70% minimum
Completion 100% of lessons required
Certificate Available after all lessons are complete
Important final step You will complete a statutory declaration at the end of the course.
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Before you check out

Please enter your name exactly as you would like it to appear on your certificate.

Please set aside uninterrupted time. The course content takes 4 hours to complete, and your access expires after completion.

You do not need to have everything figured out before you begin. This course is here to help you take the next step with more understanding and support.

Course overview

This course is here to help you better support your child and your family

The Agility Parent Education Course For Parents of Children with Special Needs and Emotional Concerns is approved by the Department of Children and Families and is specifically designed for families experiencing divorce while co-parenting children with special needs and emotional concerns.

Who this course is for

Parents who are navigating divorce or separation while co-parenting a child with special needs and emotional concerns and who need to complete a Florida court-approved parent education course.

What you will learn

You will work through topics related to co-parenting, empathy, communication, development, emotional stress, community support, and legal concepts that affect families during and after divorce.

What to expect

This is a 4-hour self-paced online course. To receive your certificate, you must complete every lesson, pass the assessment with at least a 70%, and complete the statutory declaration at the end.

What the course covers

Course topics

  • Divorce and co-parenting
  • Patterns and family dynamics
  • Impact on development and communication
  • Building community and understanding legal concepts
  • Resources, references, and guided support materials

Completion details

How to complete the course

  • Step 1: Complete each lesson and click “Complete and Continue” to move forward.
  • Step 2: Finish all course content. The course must be 100% complete.
  • Step 3: Pass the assessment with a minimum score of 70%.
  • Step 4: Complete the statutory declaration confirming your name and time spent in the course.
  • Step 5: Once everything is complete, your certificate becomes available.

What this course is meant to support

The goals of this course

This course is designed to help you better understand what your child may need during divorce and co-parenting change, while also giving you tools you can use in daily family life.

Co-parenting awareness

Build a stronger understanding of cooperative co-parenting and why it matters for your family’s well-being.

Empathy in parenting

Better understand the role of empathy as you parent through stress, change, and uncertainty.

Support for special needs and emotional concerns

Learn ways to better co-parent children with special needs and emotional concerns during and after divorce.

Emotional and practical tools

Work through strategies that can help with emotional stress, family communication, and advocacy for your child.

Parent and child in a supportive learning moment during family transition

A Message for Parents

No parent moves through change without questions. When life feels uncertain, it can be hard to know whether you are saying the right thing, making the right decision, or giving your child what they need most in the moment.

For parents raising children with special needs and emotional concerns, those questions can feel even heavier. You may be balancing emotion, routine, communication, advocacy, and the deep desire to protect your child’s sense of safety through a major family transition.

This course was created to offer guidance in that space. It is meant to support you as you reflect, learn, and move forward with more understanding, more steadiness, and a clearer focus on your child’s well-being.

Pay It Forward

Help another family find support

If you would like to extend care beyond your own household, Pay It Forward helps make this learning available to another family who may need support during a difficult season.

A meaningful gift Help provide access to a course for another family navigating divorce and change.
Support with impact Your gift helps extend guidance, care, and a clearer path forward.
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$60

Choose Pay It Forward to sponsor a course for another family and help make support more accessible.

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Ava’s Path is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Meet Your Instructor

Jill Perez

CoFounder and Director of Education

Jill Perez is an Education Coach and Consultant with over 22 years of experience in education. She currently works as an inclusion coach and consultant and is passionate about supporting schools and districts in becoming more inclusive for students with disabilities.

She holds a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction and has both general education and special education teaching credentials, including Mild/Moderate and Moderate/Severe.

Portrait of Jill Perez, CoFounder and Director of Education

A supportive next step

Begin the course when you are ready

If this is the course that fits your family’s situation, you can begin when you are ready and move through the material with a clearer understanding of what to expect.