Would you like to help your patients overcome their trauma? Improve your skills in assessing PTSD, designing treatment plans and supporting survivors during exposure to feared situations and memories.
Training recognized by the Ordre des psychologues du Québec (OPQ credits)
Trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF‑CBT) approach
Registration ongoing
Access 100% online, available 24/7
Duration ± 30 hours of compulsory activities, to be completed at your own pace
Cost 590$ instead of 750$ until December 31, 2025 (introductory offer)
Device computer recommended (or recent large-format tablet)
Assessment method quiz
Certificate of completion at the end of the course
Languages French, English
Description
This course offers the following:
- Concrete tools that can be applied directly in sessions with clients
- Immersive case studies to build your confidence in client interventions
- Tips to increase the effectiveness of your interventions
- A flexible learning experience that can be adapted to your schedule
This course is unique for its asynchronous yet interactive approach. It provides psychotherapists and other healthcare professionals with concrete, practical tools that can be used in their practices. This makes it possible to better support people suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder, which affects around 8% of adults in Canada.
Who is it for?
- Psychologists
- Psychotherapists (social workers, nurses, psychoeducators, sexologists, criminologists, guidance counsellors, occupational therapists, etc.)
- Doctoral students in psychology
- People working towards obtaining a psychotherapy permit
- Psychiatry residents
- Anyone interested in learning more about TF‑CBT
Objective
To learn the basic components of TF‑CBT in order to effectively support adults living with PTSD
Advantages
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100% adaptable to your schedule
- Fully online
- At your own pace, on your own schedule
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A practical, scientifically validated teaching approach
- Based on the principles of TF‑CBT, recommended by the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Programme québécois pour les troubles mentaux (PQPTM)
- Practical training that can easily transferred to the consultation setting
Content
- 10 modules on the three phases of TF-CBT: assessing, calming down and treating
- 30 hours of compulsory activities, which can be completed at your own pace
- Interactive activities: quizzes, case studies and practical exercises in which you interact directly with survivors
- An immersive scenario: a simulated training retreat with other professionals and expert clinicians
- Downloadable materials: questionnaires (interactive PDFs) and informational documents to give to your patients, checklists, tools, summaries and resources for immediate application
- Assessments and feedback: quizzes, graded tests and feedback allowing you to compare your interventions with those of expert clinicians
Watch our informational videos to learn more:
- An introduction to TF-CBT
- About the learning scenario and the training course
- Skills development
- Course structure
Testimonials
Experts
Learn from expert clinicians and benefit from their clinical and teaching experience.
Senior trainer
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Suzie Bond, psychologist and professor specializing in the assessment and treatment of PTSD, Université TÉLUQ
Other contributors
Geneviève Belleville, psychologist and professor specializing in the assessment and treatment of PTSD (cultural sensitivity), Université Laval
Mélissa Martin, psychologist specializing in post-traumatic assessment and intervention (dissociative states)
Steve Geoffrion, psychoeducator, psychotherapist and professor specializing in post-trauma intervention (compassion fatigue), Université de Montréal
Joane Labrecque, psychologist specializing in anxiety disorders, teacher and clinical supervisor (effectiveness of exposure therapy), Université du Québec à Montréal
This training is offered entirely online thanks to a partnership between Université TÉLUQ and the Canadian Red Cross.
The Canadian Red Cross
The Canadian Red Cross supports people before, during and after disasters, and helps build community resilience at home and abroad.
Université TÉLUQ
Created in 1972 to make knowledge accessible, TÉLUQ is the only French-language university in North America to offer all its programs by distance learning. Every year, nearly 20,000 undergraduate and graduate students choose the flexibility of Université TÉLUQ for their studies.
This training program was awarded the REFAD Prize for Creativity and Innovation in Distance Learning - Exemplary Team or Organization.