Child and Adolescent Trauma Program - Online
The Child and Adolescent Trauma Program provides participants with the foundational underpinnings of trauma-informed treatment for children and adolescents. Our goal is to inform and empower clinicians with a fundamental understanding of the ways in which trauma and toxic stress impact children and their families. We also welcome participants from all careers who are interested in trauma and child development.
Participants learn about the physiological, psychological, and neurobiological impact of trauma on child development and family dynamics. Clinicians learn essential skills and interventions for stabilizing trauma symptoms and restoring children and adolescents to a path of healthy development.
Grounded in trauma and attachment theory, our engaging, weekly 2.5 hour seminars include didactic teaching, discussion, experiential exercises, and clinical presentations. The final trimester introduces evidence-informed modalities designed to heal the attachment wounds and dysregulation that evolve from traumatic experiences.
With a commitment to an intersectional and anti-oppressive lens, we encourage therapists to actively examine their own social locations and the ways in which their privilege, power and marginalization may impact the treatment space.
2026-2027 Program Length
10-week trimesters held weekly, on Tuesday evenings, during September and May.
Seminars are scheduled from 6:15 pm to 9:00 pm ET. All seminars are held remotely, over zoom.
Selected Seminar Topics:
Attachment Theory
Impact of Trauma on Attachment and Child Development
Play Therapy & Post-Traumatic Play
Neurodivergence in Childhood
Complex and Developmental Trauma
Polyvagal Theory
Neurobiology of Trauma
Intergenerational Trauma
Power & the Mental Health System
Attachment-Based interventions for children under 5
Adult Attachment Interview
Body-Based Therapies for Children and Adolescents
IFS & Children
Parent Coaching & Guidance Sessions
Expressive Arts Therapies
Attachment, Regulation, and Competency
For additional information, please contact the program Co-directors:
Tara Starin-Basi, LCSW: tstarinbasi@nipinst.org Robin Donath LCSW: robin.l.donath@gmail.com
In 2026-2027, this program will provide 25 CE contact hours.
Continuing Education
The National Institute for the Psychotherapies is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education credits for psychologists. The National Institute for the Psychotherapies maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The National Institute for the Psychotherapies is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0018.
The National Institute for the Psychotherapies is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts #Psyan-0004.
The National Institute for the Psychotherapies is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0131.
National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0059.
The National Institute for the Psychotherapies maintains responsibility for this program and its content.