Child/Adolescent Training in Evidence-Based Psychotherapies (CATIE)
Audience
Mental health clinicians treating children and adolescents: psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, counselors, therapists
Description
There are more than 500 named therapies used to treat children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral challenges. Many lack supporting research. REACH uses and teaches only evidence-based psychotherapies – treatments proven to work in rigorous scientific evaluations of efficacy and outcomes.
Child/Adolescent Training in Evidence-Based Psychotherapies (CATIE) focuses on the use of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). CATIE is an excellent opportunity for child and adolescent mental health clinicians to upgrade their skills or learn new interventions.
REACH offers four CATIE courses, each focusing on the use of CBT to treat one common pediatric mental health condition:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Disruptive behavior
- Trauma
Each of the four treatments consists of an 8- to 12-session intervention that is easily adaptable to various clinical situations. The interventions emphasize coping strategies, problem-solving, parenting, family communication, cognitive restructuring, and more.
Each of these four courses consists of two components:
- A full-day interactive workshop
- Six group phone consultations with a faculty of nationally known child psychology experts, usually held twice a month for three months
Training certificates are awarded to clinicians who complete both components in full. Participants go home with a manual detailing the intervention they’ve learned, complete with reproducible client handouts.
Course Goals
In CATIE, participants learn to:
- Use standardized assessment measures to inform treatment of children and adolescents presenting with anxiety, depression, disruptive behavior, or trauma symptoms.
- Conceptualize child mental health cases using a cognitive-behavioral perspective.
- Use specific CBT skills and techniques in their treatment of child mental health disorders.
Course Dates
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REACH offers customized CATIE training in CBT for anxiety, depression, disruptive behavior, or trauma to groups of 10 or more. Visit our Group Training page to learn more.