This training is designed for clinicians who currently provide therapy services to children aged 3-18 at a CAC. This training is not designed for interns or administrative staff who assist or supervise clinicians. A maximum of two attendees is allowed per CAC.

Participants must meet the following criteria in order to attend the TF-CBT training session:

• Possess a master’s or doctorate degree (in the areas of human services/mental health)
• Currently provide therapy to children and adolescents, and caregivers
• Be in contract with or employed by a CAC

Participants cannot be graduate interns or administrators who don’t provide direct services. However, provisionally licensed clinicians will be permitted if they are under the supervision of a licensed clinician.

Additionally, because this program is funded by a grant from the Department of Justice to provide training to CACs and MDTs within the Southern region, priority will be given to those who apply from this region. Applicants from outside the region can be approved after December 8th if there is space available.

Participants are required to:

• Commit to attending all three days of this training.
• Complete the TF-CBT Web 2.0 online learning course prior to the on-site training. Participants will need to provide a certificate of completion on the first day of this training. To access the online training course, go to TF-CBT Web 2.0.
• Participate in 14 follow-up consultation calls, which occur 1-2 times per month.
• Identify TF-CBT cases with unique clinical implementation challenges for case presentation on consultation calls.
• Administer, score, and use standardized assessments to guide delivery of TF-CBT. Recommendations for assessments will be provided. CACs are responsible for associated costs; however, an effort will be made to identify free or low-cost assessments.
• Ensure that all TF-CBT clients complete and receive feedback on clinical assessments at the start and end of TF-CBT treatment. (TF-CBT providers are expected to administer and score assessments unless the CAC has another mechanism for doing so.)

This training is designed to prepare attendees to become nationally certified in TF-CBT. To read the full requirements for certification, click here.

Participants will complete the TF-CBT Web 2.0 course before attending the three-day in-person training. Afterward, they will participate in 14 consultation calls with the facilitator that will last for approximately one year. These calls will allow participants to deepen their knowledge of TF-CBT by discussing current cases, asking questions, and receiving practical solutions to problems. Participation in 12 out of 14 of these calls is required for national TF-CBT certification.

**You MUST be committed to participating in these calls in order to attend this training. Usually there is a waiting list for TF-CBT training, and if you do not take advantage of the calls afterward you could be preventing another person from the opportunity to attend.**

Jennifer Wilgocki, MS, S.C., LCSW

Jennifer has been a child and family therapist for 25 years and a clinical supervisor for 18 years, specializing in the treatment of trauma, attachment disorders, children in foster care, and high-risk adolescent behaviors. She is the co-author of Maybe Days: A Book for Children in Foster Care. She is an approved national trainer and consultant for Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS). Jennifer has a private practice in the Midwest Center for Psychotherapy and Sex Therapy in Middleton, Wisconsin. In addition to providing psychotherapy at Midwest Center, Jennifer frequently provides training and consultation to therapists locally, regionally, and nationally.

Session schedule:

• Day 1: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Day 2: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Day 3: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Note that all times are Central Standard Time (CST).

Training is located at the National Children's Advocacy Center, 210 Pratt Ave. Huntsville, AL 35801.

Topics include:

Day 1
• Trauma Principles
• The Effects of Trauma on Children and Adolescents
• Reenactment Cycle
• Neurobiology of Trauma

Day 2
• Trauma-focused Assessment
• Psycho-education
• Relaxation
• Affect Regulation

Day 3
• Gradual Exposure
• Cognitive Coping
• Trauma Narrative Development and Processing
• In Vivo Exposure to Trauma Reminders
• Enhancing Future Safety and Social Skills

Registration fee: $299

Registration deadline for February class is January 8.

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Registration for August Class coming soon.

Registrants are responsible for booking their own hotel rooms. A list of local hotels can be found here.

NOTE: this training is grant-funded and therefore must be approved by the Department of Justice before taking place. Please DO NOT make non-refundable travel arrangements until you receive final confirmation from us that the training will take place.

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