Essential Learning, based in San Diego, California, was founded in 2002 by Susan Erskine and Lorraine Watson, PhD. Ms. Erskine and Dr. Watson are both former healthcare executives with clinical and administrative experience in the behavioral health industry. They developed and marketed e-learning strategies to meet the training and continuing education needs for the human service industry. Today Essential Learning has grown to become the largest provider of e-learning services to behavioral health, substance abuse, developmental disability and child welfare service organizations nationwide.
Essential Learning, based in San Diego, California, was founded in 2002 by Susan Erskine and Lorraine Watson, PhD. Ms. Erskine and Dr. Watson are both former healthcare executives with clinical and administrative experience in the behavioral health industry. They developed and marketed e-learning strategies to meet the training and continuing education needs for the human service industry. Today Essential Learning has grown to become the largest provider of e-learning services to behavioral health, substance abuse, developmental disability and child welfare service organizations nationwide.