TF-CBT Booster Training

TF-CBT Booster Training

Target Audience, Requirements, and instructional level:

The target audience is mental health professionals who have already taken the TFweb course as well as the Basic 2-day training. The purpose of this training is to address common errors and misconceptions in administering the TF-CBT model; provide a detailed “how to” guide for creating and processing the trauma narrative; and work within the framework of complicated caregiver situations. This is an intermediate level course.

Overview:

Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is a heavily researched, evidence-based form of therapy designed to treat children who have experienced a traumatic event and struggle with subsequent emotional and/or behavioral problems. The model treats children with an array of trauma histories, including children with multiple and complex traumas in their lives. To learn more about TF-CBT, please visit: https://tfcbt.org/

Trainer: Alicia Meyer, Ph.D.

This training is being offered by Alicia's Place Consulting and is presented by Dr. Alicia Meyer. Dr. Meyer is a nationally certified TF-CBT trainer. She is the Executive Director of a non-profit agency devoted to the assessment and treatment of traumatized children. She is also the former Director of Mental Health at multiple Child Advocacy Centers (CAC) and an expert in trauma informed care for children. She often teaches these principles to community providers, the courts, child protection agencies, and States Attorneys. Her particular areas of expertise include child maltreatment and healthy parenting practices, and she conducts forensic assessments related to these issues. She is also often called upon to provide expert witness testimony to the courts.

Please contact Dr. Meyer at TFCBT@AliciasPlace.org or 301-351-7257 for questions about the course or to make ADA accommodation requests.

Training Objectives:

a. Be able to reference at least 2 pieces of research discussing the evidence supporting the use of TF-CBT

b. Describe the rationale for Trauma narrative within the TF-CBT model

c. Describe the rationale for In vivo exposure within the TF-CBT model

d. Describe the rationale for the Conjoint session within the TF-CBT model

e. Describe 2 ways to help children overcome avoidance of discussing trauma

f. Describe 2-3 methods/media to accomplish the Trauma Narrative

CEs:

- Psychologists: 5.5 CEs. Alicia’s Place is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Alicia’s Place maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

- Social Workers: 5.5 CEs. Alicia’s Place Consulting, 1790, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Alicia’s Place Consulting maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 01/27/2023 - 01/27/2026.

- A completion certificate is provided to the trainee at the conclusion of the training. In order to receive this completion certificate:

o Participants must fully attend all training days

o Complete and turn in a course evaluation

Detailed agenda (in EST):

11:00

PRAC skills review and addressing common mistakes

12:00

BREAK - 10 min

12:10

Trauma Narrative

1:40

BREAK - 10 min

1:50

Trauma Narrative (continued)

2:50

Parent/Caregiver Considerations

3:20

BREAK - 10 min

3:30

Conjoint Sessions and Prepping the Caregiver

4:00

In vivo

4:30

Q & A

5:00

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