What will you learn?

This comprehensive training program is designed to equip professionals with essential skills and knowledge to excel in psychotherapy with children and adolescents. By the end of this program, you will:

• Learn fundamental strategies for establishing trust and therapeutic relationships with young clients, creating a safe and welcoming space for them to express themselves.
• Understand the critical role of parental involvement in therapy, and learn techniques for building collaborative relationships with parents to support the therapeutic process.
• Gain the ability to identify and assess suicidality and self-harm behaviors, develop intervention plans, and manage these sensitive situations with confidence.

What is the training program content?

1: The Basics of Working with Children and Adolescents

• Deepen your understanding of fundamental strategies for engaging children and adolescents in therapy.
• Explore techniques for creating a safe and welcoming space for young clients.
• Learn how to establish trust and effectively manage challenging behaviors.

2: The Basics of Working with Parents

• Emphasize the importance of parental involvement in the therapeutic process.
• Learn how to build collaborative relationships with parents.
• Include parents in therapy sessions and provide meaningful feedback and support to promote a nurturing environment for change.

3: Suicidality and Self-Harm

• Address the essential aspects of identifying and assessing suicidality and self-harm behaviors in children and adolescents.
• Gain knowledge on assessing risk levels and identifying protective factors.
• Develop comprehensive intervention plans.