Certificate in Child and Youth Mental Health
Expand your clinical tool kit; improve professional judgement
This program is delivered on-site at community agencies, school boards and hospitals for staff and supervisors who work with children, youth and
their families.
This learning program is comprised of six elective modules. Modules can be selected from the following:
- Solution Focused Applications for Working with Children and Youth
- Attachment and the Developing Brain
- Trauma and Trauma-informed Care
- Bio-Psycho-Social Approaches to Youth Addictions and Concurrent Disorders
- Motivational Interviewing (MI) and the Therapeutic Relationship
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Infusing Mindfulness Exercises into Clinical Practice
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT-A) for Working with Adolescent Depression
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Modifications for Supporting Emotional Self-Regulation
- Social Skills Training
- Building Clinical Judgement: The Scientist-Practitioner Model
- Keys to Effective Youth Assessment
- Social Capital and Health: Leveraging Social Capital to Support Change
- Effective Assessment and Treatment of Justice-involved and High Risk Youth
- Solution Focused Approaches to Working within A Child Protection Framework
Modules are based on current research and are custom tailored to meet the unique needs of each team we work with.
The objectives of the TAPE Certificate in Working with Child and Youth Mental Health are to:
- Expand your front line team's clinical tool kits
- Help supervisors and their staff turn new clinical skills into 'habits'
- Build clinical judgement as to what approaches will be effective, when
We can help you identify and select a learning program built upon evidence-based clinical practices that are indicated for the populations you serve and that will be effective in your settings. Contact us to discuss your goals for team professional development, and receive a 2-3 page outline of recommended learning options to meet your team’s unique needs.