Trauma Focus -Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Children and Adolescents: A Complete Practitioner’s Guide
This course is your comprehensive training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for children and adolescents. It is designed for mental health professionals, school counselors, social workers, and psychology students who support young clients coping with trauma, including abuse, loss, violence, neglect, or grief.
What you’ll learn
- Understand developmental considerations in child trauma.
- Apply each step of the PRACTICE model to therapy with young clients.
- Create safe, engaging therapeutic environments for children and teens.
- Work effectively with caregivers and family systems.
- Use age-appropriate tools such as storytelling, art, and play in trauma work.
- Monitor progress and adapt TF-CBT for different trauma types.
Course Content
- Understanding Trauma in Children and Adolescents –> 1 lecture • 15min.
- Module 2: Psycho-education and Caregiver Engagement –> 1 lecture • 21min.
- Module 3: Relaxation and Emotional Regulation Skills –> 1 lecture • 11min.
- Module 4: Affective Expression and Emotional Literacy –> 1 lecture • 11min.
- Module 5: Cognitive Coping and Processing –> 1 lecture • 29min.
- Module 6: Trauma Narrative Development –> 1 lecture • 12min.
- Module 7: In Vivo Mastery and Exposure –> 1 lecture • 17min.
- Module 8: Conjoint Child-Caregiver Sessions –> 1 lecture • 16min.
- Module 9: Safety Planning and Resilience Building –> 1 lecture • 19min.
- Module 10: Applying TF-CBT in Schools, Foster Care, and Diverse Settings –> 1 lecture • 26min.
Requirements
This course is your comprehensive training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for children and adolescents. It is designed for mental health professionals, school counselors, social workers, and psychology students who support young clients coping with trauma, including abuse, loss, violence, neglect, or grief.
You’ll gain in-depth knowledge of the PRACTICE model, a proven TF-CBT framework used to guide children through the healing process in a structured, supportive way. Each module provides step-by-step instructions, developmentally appropriate tools, and creative interventions, including storytelling, drawing, journaling, and play-based techniques. You’ll also learn how to teach coping skills, support emotional expression, challenge negative thoughts, and build resilience.
A key focus of this course is engaging caregivers and family systems in the healing journey. Learn how to create safe, trusting environments where children can share their trauma narratives and rebuild their sense of safety and self-worth. You’ll also explore how to adapt TF-CBT for use in schools, foster care, and multicultural settings, ensuring culturally sensitive and inclusive trauma care.
Whether you’re new to trauma counseling or looking to deepen your expertise, this course equips you with evidence-based, practical strategies that you can start using immediately in your work with children and teens. Enroll Today.