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 7, 2026: What's going' on? An innovative model for assessing children and teens.
• October 8, 2026: Wanna come out and play? Creative use of games, stories, puppets and art with children and teens.
• November 19, 2026: Essential theory and practical skills for child-focused family therapy.
• November 20, 2026: Creative family therapy techniques.

This program is offered as an open module series, allowing the flexibility to register for any of the four individual modules or the entire series, depending on your learning objectives. Whether you choose to join one module or all four, this series aims to provide valuable insights and practical tools for those looking to support the mental health of children, teens and families.

Engage, assess, intervene, and heal with creative, practical interventions for effective child and family therapy.

SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute offers training and education for professionals to advance mental health care – our goal is to improve client outcomes and building capacity, together. Find training to support your professional development at www.sickkidscmhlearning.ca and reserve your spot today! Don't forget to use code OPA20 to save 20% off your registration fees.