Research consistently shows that caregiver involvement improves outcomes, strengthens regulation skills, and increases long-term sustainability of therapeutic gains.
Without caregiver collaboration:
- Skills may stay in the therapy room
- Progress may plateau
- Parents may feel unsure how to help
When caregivers are actively engaged:
- Attachment repair deepens
- Co-regulation strengthens
- Generalization becomes possible
- Family systems grow more resilient
This course helps you move from a child-only model to a collaborative, systemic approach that supports lasting change.
💡 Why This Course?
Children do not grow in isolation. They grow in relationships.
If you’ve ever wondered:
- How do I bring caregivers into session without it feeling awkward?
- What does meaningful collaboration actually look like?
- How do I move beyond “parent update time” and into true partnership?
- How do I help skills generalize beyond the therapy room?
This course is for you.
📚 Format:
- 100% self-paced!
- Content delivered via readings, worksheets, and curated podcast episodes
- Includes integration guides, reflection prompts, and optional creative activities
- Includes live office hour on Sunday April 19th, 3:00 PM EST via Zoom for questions! (or you can watch the recording later!)
✅ CE Credits:
- 4 hours of continuing education credits (pre-approved for CBMT credits and NY LCAT credits)
- Certificate of completion provided
🕰️ Time Commitment:
- Designed for flexible learning—complete in one weekend or over several weeks
- Pause, replay, reflect—on your schedule!
🧠 What You’ll Learn
In this 4-credit hybrid training, you’ll explore both the research and the real-life strategies behind caregiver engagement.
You’ll learn how to:
- Collaborate with caregivers in treatment planning
- Shift from punishment to skill-building frameworks
- Teach attunement, tracking, reflection, and repair
- Support caregiver self-regulation and co-regulation
- Promote generalization of skills across home and community
- Work effectively within neurodivergent family systems
This is not theory-only.
You’ll leave with language, structure, and interventions you can use immediately.
🎧 Learn Through Listening
Unique Feature: Part of this course is built around curated podcast episodes from our expert library.
Each episode is paired with a practical takeaway overview, making learning feel natural, conversational, and grounded.
Perfect for auditory learners, multitasking clinicians, or therapists learning on the go.
👩⚕️ Who Is This For?
This course is ideal for:
- Music Therapists
- Art Therapists
- Licensed Creative Arts Therapists
- Play therapists
- School counselors
- LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCs
- Anyone using expressive or creative approaches with children, teens, or families
No artistic skill required—just a passion for helping clients feel seen, safe, and supported!
✨ What Therapists Are Saying:
This was a wonderful course! I really enjoyed the podcasts and the large amount of resources to explore!
– Course Participant
📦 What You Get:
- 📚 Lifetime access to the full course
- 🎧 Curated podcast-based learning
- 🖼️ Worksheets, prompts & creative integration guides
- ☎️ Live office hour on Sunday April 19th, 3:00 PM EST (or watch/listen to the recording!)
- 📃 Pre-approved CE certificate upon completion
🚀 Enroll Now & Learn at Your Own Pace
🎓 Support your clients through a trauma and attachment lens—without burnout or boring lectures.
💭 FAQ
Can I learn at my own pace?
A: Absolutely. This course is 100% self-study—designed for busy therapists with full caseloads.
How do the CD credits work?
A: After completing the course and passing a short quiz, you’ll receive a downloadable certificate with CE hours listed.
This course is pre-approved for CBMT and pending New York State LCAT credits.
Do I need to be an artist or creative?
A: Nope! This course is open to all mental health professionals using (or curious about using) creative techniques.
A pod course? How does this work?
A: I know right! Basically instead of watching pre-recorded videos, you are instead listening to podcast episodes that are available through our podcast, Creative Therapy Umbrella Podcast.
We are really passionate about making information and materials accessible, which is why these podcast episodes are freely available. But if you’ve already listened to them, why not do a little extra learning and get the CE credits anyway right?!
What podcast episodes are in this?
We’re hand-picked some of our best episodes for these pod-courses. Here are the ones required for listening:
124 -Supporting Neurodivergent Children | Child Behavior Strategist & Music Therapist Samantha Foote (28:54)
123 – Parent & Caregiver Collaboration in Therapy: What It Looks Like & How to Do It (26:34)**
122 – Therapy Is a Team Sport: The Science of Partnering With Parents and Caregivers (33:34)**
121 – Teaching How to Apologize the Right Way | The H.E.A.R. Method for Child & Teen Therapy (27:29)**
More Questions? Reach Out!
I’ll get your questions answered ASAP and look forward to hearing from you!!
