NTI Mental Health Training
Free state-of-the-art, web-based, standardized training that gives you the ability to learn at your own pace.
Course curriculum
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1
Module 1
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Resources
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Lesson 1: Course Overview
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Lesson 2: The Language of Adoption
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Lesson 3: Guiding Principles That Support Effective Mental Health Practice
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Lesson 4: Achieving & Maintaining Permanence Is Key to Well-being & Mental Health
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Lesson 5: Pathways to Adoption & Guardianship
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Lesson 6: Core Clinical Issues in Adoption and Their Link to Mental Health
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2
Module 2
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Lesson 1: The Big Picture Understanding the Factors that Shape Children’s Adjustment
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Lesson 2: Understanding the Impact of Early Childhood Experiences on Mental Health
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Lesson 3: Tools and Techniques for Helping Children Integrate Their Life Stories
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Lesson 4: Family Life is Paramount in Healing
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Lesson 5: Issues in Diagnosis and Treatment of Adopted Children's Mental Health Needs
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3
Module 3
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Lesson 1: Understanding Attachment as the Foundation for Child Development
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Lesson 2: The Implications of Attachment Challenges in Treatment
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Lesson 3: Assessing and Addressing Attachment Challenges in Children and Parents
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Lesson 4: Practice Models to Address Complex Attachment Challenges
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Lesson 5: Practice Models for Enhancing Parent-Child Attachment.
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4
Module 4
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Lesson 1: The Impact of Ambiguous Loss and Unresolved Grief on Emotional Adjustment
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Lesson 2: Understanding Loss and Grief Issues in Adoption
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Lesson 3: Understanding the Stages of Grief in Adoption
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Lesson 4: Impact of Abandonment and Rejection on Children’s and Youth’s Mental Health
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Lesson 5: Preparing and Helping Parents to Support Their Child’s Grief
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Lesson 6: Maintaining Connections and Openness
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5
Module 5
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Lesson 1: Traumatic Experiences of Children Achieving Permanency
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Lesson 2: Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Children's Mental Health
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Lesson 3: Assessing Trauma Exposure and Its Impact on Children
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Lesson 4: Treatment Goals for Remediating the Consequences of Trauma
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Lesson 5: Models for Addressing Complex Trauma
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6
Module 6
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Lesson 1: The Impact on the Adoption and Guardianship Experience and Your Practice
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Lesson 2: Understanding the Mental Health Needs of Children in Diverse Families
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Lesson 3: Talking About Race and Racial Identity
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Lesson 4: Working with Parents to Address Issues around Race, Ethnicity, Culture
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Lesson 5: Mental Health Professional’s Role in Working with Youth with SOGIE
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Module 7
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Lesson 1: Overview Identity Matters
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Lesson 2: Identity Formation During the Adolescent Years
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Lesson 3: Therapist’s Role in Working to Support Positive Identity Formation
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Lesson 4: Helping Parents Support Positive Identity Formation
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Lesson 5: Mental Health Professional's Role in Supporting Youth Search and Reunion
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Module 8
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Lesson 1: Assessment Through the Adoption Guardianship Lens
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Lesson 2: Unique Assessment Issues when Working with Relative Caregivers
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Lesson 3: Utilizing the Assessment in Goal Setting and Treatment Planning
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Module 9
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Lesson 1: Laying the Foundation for Change
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Lesson 2: Therapeutic Strategies for Children & Youth Who Push Parents Away
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Lesson 3: Teaching Self-Regulation Skills through Therapeutic Parenting
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Lesson 4: Addressing Especially Challenging Problems with Youth and Families
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Training Survey
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NTI Video Links
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NTI Directory
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Cassidy Seminars
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