Innovations in child and family therapy certificate program

Overview: This four-day certificate program is for seasoned and beginning practitioners who regularly work with children, adolescents, and their families and are interested in augmenting their clinical skills and therapeutic toolkit. The course will cover various topics including rapport-building, engaging resistant children and parents, implementing an innovative assessment model, strengthening core family therapy skills, and utilizing play and expressive arts techniques. Through didactic presentation, experiential exercises, and videos of actual client sessions, this training will combine theoretical material with hands-on therapeutic techniques. Participants will come away with many new and innovative engagement, assessment, and treatment interventions for use with children and families who present with a wide range of issues. 

This comprehensive program consists of four expertly designed modules, each focused on enhancing support for children and families. Each module explores a critical aspect of child and family therapy, combining theoretical knowledge with practical skills.

Modules:

• October 20, 2025: What's going' on? An innovative model for assessing children and teens.
• October 21, 2025: Wanna come out and play? Creative use of games, stories, puppets and art with children and teens.
• November 3, 2025: Essential theory and practical skills for child-focused family therapy.
• November 4, 2025: Creative family therapy techniques.

Ontario Psychological Association employees, members, associates and affiliates can use discount code OPA15 to receive 15% off all upcoming programs (cannot be used in conjunction with other promotions/discounts).