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Certificate in Counseling Youth Series

Essential training for advancing the quality of youth counseling nationwide

In a rapidly changing environment marked by unique challenges for children and adolescents, including cyberbullying, trauma and discrimination, this certificate series emphasizes the importance of evidence-based approaches to demonstrate positive counseling outcomes. 

Join us for eight, expert-led sessions that will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to address the range of pressing issues impacting youth today. Completion of all eight sessions will allow participants to earn the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Certificate in Counseling Interventions and Evidence-Based Treatment for Specific Issues with Children and Youth.  

Series Outline

This presidential initiative by Christine Suniti Bhat (ÀÖ²©´«Ã½President, 2024-2025) invites you to take part in an essential, virtual training series led by field experts, addressing the counseling and evidence-based treatment (EBT) of children and youth. Created to support the professional development of ÀÖ²©´«Ã½members and advance the quality of youth counseling nationwide, these sessions will provide the knowledge and skills needed to address a range of pressing issues impacting children and adolescents today.

This eight session series will award 1.0 CE hour for the completion of each of the included sessions:

Part 1 released December 2024

Presented by Amanda M. Evans, PhD and Emily Goodman-Scott, PhD

Modalities
Evidence-Based Treatments for Youth Affected by School Shooting

Part 2 released January 2025

Presented by Stephanie Dailey, EdD and Victoria Stone, PhD

Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Youth and Nonsuicidal Self Injury: Evidence-Based Counseling Best Practices

Part 4 released March 2025

Presented by Victoria E. Kress PhD, LPCC-S, NCC, CCMHC

Lifespan Development
Counseling, Prevention, and Evidence-Based Treatment: Affirming Counseling Strategies for LGBTQ+ Youth with Suicidal Ideation

Part 6 released April 2025

Presented by  Michael P. Chaney, PhD, LPC, ACS and Clark D. Ausloos, PhD

Lifespan Development
Treatment for Youth with Sexual Trauma

Part 7 released April 2025

Presented by Maria Haiyasoso, PhD, LPC-S, NCC, Professor, Texas State University 

Counseling Youth with Substance Use Disorders

Presenter:
Amanda Lee Giordano, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Georgia

Registration 

Participants will only need to register once for access to the entire series. When new sessions become available, registrants will be notified via email. 

  • ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Members: $0
  • Non-members: $199 (Full series)* 

*Please note that non-members are required to register for the entire series and pay the $199 fee. There is no registration for individual sessions.

Certificate and CEs 

Participants will earn 1 CE credit hour per session, for a total of 8 CE credit hours for participate in the full series.

Participants who complete all eight sessions will also receive the all-new ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Certificate in Counseling Interventions and Evidence-Based Treatment for Specific Issues with Children and Youth.

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