NIP’s Certificate Trauma-Informed Child and Adolescent Program is specifically designed for mental health professionals who want to gain a deeper understanding about the physiological, psychological and neurobiological impact of trauma and the ways in which trauma impacts child development, the family system.

Participants will gain an understanding in child development, attachment, relational and developmental theories as well a deep awareness of the ways in which trauma impacts child development, neurobiology, attachment, the system. Participants will also be introduced to various trauma treatments that are designed to expand the children’s window of tolerance and heal the attachment ruptures that result from exposure to trauma as well as give participants usable and transferable skills to bring back to their therapy offices and clients.

While this program does not include a clinical component, faculty will be bringing in examples of current and real-life examples and participants are invited and encouraged to do the same in order to best support their learning and hone their clinical skills.

Eligibility: Master’s degree level social workers, psychologists, psychiatric nurses; physicians; licensed mental health counselors; licensed marriage & family therapists; pastoral counselors; CASACs; educators; and other mental health professionals.

We invite to come and meet the directors to find out more information on Thursday March 26th.

Program Co-Directors:
Robin Donath, LCSW (rdonath@nipinst.org)
Tara Starin-Basi, LCSW (tstarinbasi@nipinst.org)