Private Certificate In Responding To Children And Youth Issues

This program gives participants an opportunity to develop a set of competencies to effectively support children and youth who are struggling with a variety of relational and mental health issues.

For counsellors working with children and youth, the challenge is to engage and work with them at their level while also attending to their important relationships and external influences. Children and youth are often unable to talk about their concerns, so creativity is needed to help them express emotions and work through problems. This program explores the ways in which mental health concerns are expressed in children and youth, including issues related to attachment, addictions, and anxiety. Participants will learn skills for fostering attachment, promoting self-regulation and healthy coping, and developing resilience.

Core/mandatory workshops:

Mental Health Concerns in Children and Youth

Attachment – Strategies for Fostering Connections

Regulation Strategies for Children and Youth in Crisis

Addictions and Youth – Substances, Technology, Porn

Anxiety in Children and Youth – Practical Intervention Strategies

Resilience in Children – Creative Strategies for Helping

Elective workshops:

Elective workshops, chosen in consultation with CTRI, make up the additional hours of training you need to reach 60 hours. Suggested elective workshops to complete this certificate are: Play Therapy, Gender and Sexual Diversity in Youth, Self-Injury Behaviour in Youth, and Trauma-Informed Care. You can find all our available workshop topics here.

*There are additional workshops that meet the requirements of the Certificate in Crisis and Trauma Response. Please speak to us about customizing the program to fit your needs.

How it Works

Customized certificate programs are offered online or on-location, right in your community or organization – either over a period of two consecutive weeks, or scheduled at various times throughout the year.

Contact one of our training coordinators to receive a proposal. We’ll help you choose the best content and trainers for your group. We’ll also discuss the timelines and other logistics of running the program.