Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Adaptations for Adolescents

Skill: Advanced

Type: Clinical Intervention

Duration: 2Hrs

If you have adolescent clients that you feel could benefit from learning cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, this course is for you. Because many mental disorders manifest during adolescence, it is important to provide effective therapy in a way that younger clients will find helpful. Cognitive behavioral therapy can be used to treat clients of all ages. In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Adaptations for Adolescents, you will learn how to develop a rapport with your younger client, appropriately include their parents or guardians in the treatment process, navigate issues of confidentiality, and analyze the developmental factors that affect your client. NOTE: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Foundations—A Skills-Based Approach is a prerequisite for this course. You will not receive credit for this course unless you have first completed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Foundations.

LEARNING HUB OVERVIEW:

• Estimated Course Length: 2 hours 
• Course Includes: 3 modules with over 20 components in each module (components consist of a mixed media approach with roleplays, video interviews with subject matter experts, animation explainer videos, knowledge games and more). 
• Refresher Videos: 2 provider videos to highlight key concepts in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Adaptations for Adolescents.
• Client Videos: 3 companion videos for your clients specifically designed to reinforce skills learned in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Adaptations for Adolescents. Over 120 mental health literacy videos for clients on a host of mental health topics.
• Target Audience: Mental Health Providers 
• Level of Instruction: Intermediate 
• Prerequisite: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Foundations: A Skills-Based Approach 
• Instructional Method: Self-paced, interactive, hybrid of audio, text, video, and learning checks 
• Accessibility Accommodations: Closed captioning of all audio and video components

COURSE LEARNING TARGETS

Course Learning Competencies:

What the learner should be able to do upon course completion:

1. Build and maintain therapeutic rapport with your adolescent client.
2. Incorporate your client’s family or school support system in therapy as appropriate.
3. Adapt CBT principles to adapt to a wide range of adolescent needs.

Course Learning Objectives:

What the learner should know upon course completion:

1. Summarize developmental factors related to adolescents.
2. Create strategies to help your client engage and stay motivated to continue therapy.
3. Develop a rapport with your client’s parents or guardians and include them in treatment as appropriate.

TIMED COURSE OUTLINE

Course Activities for CE Credit (≥ 1 hour 54 minutes)*

• Pre-Course Assessment (10 minutes)
• Module 1: The Basics (20+ minutes)
• Module 2: Practical Tips for Working with Adolescents (31+ minutes)
• Module 3: Partnering with Parents (34+ minutes)
• Theory Tank (8+ minutes)
• Post-Course Assessment (10 minutes)

Course Activities NOT for CE Credit

• Participant Evaluation (5-10 minutes)
• (OPTIONAL) Supplementary Videos for Learner and Learner’s Clients
• (OPTIONAL) Written assignment to earn Psych Hub Certification

*NOTE: Since the course is interactive and each learner will proceed at their own pace, timing is not exact. These are approximations based on average pre/post-test time of pilot testers as well as the run-time of course videos and voiceover.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

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• Estimated Course Length: 2 hours 
• CE Credits: 2.00 continuing education/contact hours for social workers and psychologists / 1.75 continuing education hours for counselors and marriage and family therapists
• Course Includes: 3 modules with over 20 components in each module (components consist of a mixed media approach with roleplays, video interviews with subject matter experts, animation explainer videos, knowledge games and more). 
• Refresher Videos: 2 provider videos to highlight key concepts in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Adaptations for Adolescents.
• Target Audience: Mental Health Practitioners 
• Level of Instruction: Intermediate 
• Prerequisite: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Foundations: A Skills-Based Approach 
• Instructional Method: Self-paced, interactive, hybrid of audio, text, video, and learning checks
• Accessibility Accommodations: Closed captioning of all audio and video components. Contact support@psychhub.com for more information.
• Completion Requirements: To obtain your CE certificate, you must complete a pre-test (not scored), progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post test quiz. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.
• Financial/Commercial Support Statement: This course has no commercial support.
• Conflict of Interest: This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.
• Grievance and Refund Policies: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.
• Participation Costs: The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.
• Course Creation Date: 2/27/2020; updated 4/9/2026

By the end of this course, the learner should be able to: 

1.  Build and maintain therapeutic rapport with your adolescent client.
2.  Incorporate your client’s family or school support system in therapy as appropriate.
3.  Adapt CBT principles to adapt to a wide range of adolescent needs. 
4. Summarize developmental factors related to adolescents.
5. Create strategies to help your client engage and stay motivated to continue therapy.
6. Develop a rapport with your client’s parents or guardians and include them in treatment as appropriate.

Course Activities for CE Credit (≥ 1 hour 54 minutes)*

• Pre-Course Assessment (10 minutes)
• Module 1: The Basics (20+ minutes)
• Module 2: Practical Tips for Working with Adolescents (31+ minutes)
• Module 3: Partnering with Parents (34+ minutes)
• Theory Tank (8+ minutes)
• Post-Course Assessment (10 minutes)

Course Activities NOT for CE Credit

• Participant Evaluation (5-10 minutes)
• (OPTIONAL) Supplementary Videos for Learner 

*NOTE: Since the course is interactive and each learner will proceed at their own pace, timing is not exact. These are approximations based on average pre/post-test time of pilot testers as well as the run-time of course videos and voiceover.