This self-guided certificate program sets you on a curated learning path, consisting of required core workshops, as well as electives that you get to choose.

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
De-escalating Children and Youth in Crisis – Skills for Emotional Regulation
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 make up the additional hours of training you need to reach 60 hours. These can be chosen from any of CTRI’s in-person, live virtual, or on-demand workshops.

Suggested elective workshops to complete this certificate are:

Play Therapy
Gender and Sexual Diversity in Youth
Self-Injury Behaviour in Youth
Trauma-Informed Care.
You can find all our available workshop topics here

What happens when I register?

Registering for the self-guided program adds a Certificate Program dashboard to your account on our site. You can purchase the necessary workshops from there and track your progress towards completing the program. All 60 hours of training that are being counted towards the program must be completed within 5 years. Once you have completed all the necessary credit hours, a certificate will be awarded.

How do I earn CECs for the program?

• In-person workshops
• Live virtual workshops
• On-demand workshops

Our workshops vary in length depending on the format, so please use our new Certificate Program dashboard in your account to track your progress.

Registration and payment for each event or workshop required to complete this certificate is in addition to the registration into this program.

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