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As part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), the Learning Center for Child and Adolescent Trauma offers Free Online Education with:

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  • TOOLCIT Curriculum for Learning Collaborative Facilitators

    No matter the scope or topic of your training initiative, the ultimate goal of your training effort is to assure that agencies and care providers are able to sustainably implement the new treatment or practice into the continuum of care they provide to children and families. The goal of the TOOLCIT ...
  • Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT) Foundations of AF-CBT

    Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT) is an evidence-based treatment designed to improve relationships between children and caregivers in families experiencing frequent conflict, physical force/discipline, or child physical abuse. Professionals learn to engage families, ...
  • Secondary Traumatic Stress: Understanding the Impact on Professionals in Trauma-Exposed Workplaces

    Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) is the emotional distress that results when an individual hears about the firsthand trauma experiences of another. For child-serving professionals who are exposed to details of traumatic events in the context of their work, STS is a common occupational hazard. If we ...
  • Part 1: Child and Adolescent Traumatic Stress Reactions to COVID-19-Related Deaths

    To date the COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 800,000 deaths in the United States, with more than 140,000 children losing a parent or primary caregiver to COVID-19-related deaths. Due to the nature of these deaths, many children may develop traumatic stress reactions that contribute to prob...

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  • Part 2: Applying Evidence-Based Treatments for Child Traumatic Stress Reactions to COVID-19-Related Deaths

    To date, more than 800,000 individuals in the US have died from COVID-19 and more than 140,000 children and teens have lost parents or primary caregivers to COVID-19-related deaths. Many of these youth are at heightened risk for developing traumatic stress reactions to these deaths. This webinar...

  • Not Lost in Translation: The Clinician-Interpreter Dyad in the Mental Health Setting

    The Not Lost in Translation: The Clinician-Interpreter Dyad in the Mental Health Setting course is intended as a companion piece to the Not Lost in Translation face-to-face or virtual training. This course is based on the resource, A Socio-Culturally, Linguistically-Responsive, and...
  • Empowering Justice: Addressing Trauma in the Juvenile System

    Explore how trauma and disproportionality are connected and how these experiences impact young people, their families, and their communities. This webinar examines both historical and present-day causes of disproportionality, as well as how exposure to trauma can influence behaviors and interactions...
  • Estrés Traumático Secundario: Cómo Entender el Impacto que Tiene el Trabajo de Trauma en los Profesionales

    Desarrollado por Raven Cuellar, PhD, Carmen Rosa Noroña, LCSW, Ms. Ed., Ginny Sprang, PhD, and Savina Treves, MA, LPC este seminario define lo que es el Estrés Traumático Secundario (EST), describe como el contexto socio-cultural y las experiencias migratorias pueden impactar las experiencias de...

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  • Psychological First Aid (PFA) Online

    Psychological First Aid (PFA) Online is 5-hour interactive online course that helps participants learn the core actions of PFA and describes ways to apply them in different post-disaster scenarios and with different survivor needs. This course also covers provider well-being before, during, and a...

  • Working with Parents Involved in the Child Welfare System

    Unresolved trauma can negatively affect parents’ coping, parenting, and the ability to interact effectively with the child welfare system. This online course was developed for individuals who work with birth parents involved in the child welfare system, and offers tips for viewing parents through ...
  • Opportunities and Challenges in Working with Families Across Cultures

    Presents brief vignettes from three dramatized therapy sessions with commentary from seasoned trauma therapists who reflect on their own experiences in working with clients of similar and different backgrounds to their own. Webinar participants are encouraged to reflect on their own experiences in w...
  • Using the Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators

    The Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators was developed to provide school administrators, teachers, staff, and concerned parents with basic information about working with traumatized children in the school system. The Toolkit is made up of 10 fact sheets that discuss various aspects of trauma ...

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Platform Downtime and Unavailability

⚠️ URGENT: Scheduled Maintenance Window & Temporary Service Interruption


Dear Learning Center Community,

Please be advised that the Learning Center portal will be temporarily offline for an urgent system maintenance and security upgrade. We understand that your learning schedule is important, and we sincerely apologize for this unexpected disruption.


Why is this happening?
This emergency maintenance is a direct response to a critical, worldwide cybersecurity situation impacting the core infrastructure of the internet.

Key Details & Timeline:
  • System Impact: The entire Learning Center portal will be completely inaccessible.
  • Maintenance Start: Monday, 11/02/2026 at 8 AM PT
  • Estimated Duration: We expect the system to remain offline for approximately 7 days.
What do you need to do?
Before the maintenance window begins,
  • Plan ahead & Save your work: Please ensure you complete any pending or incomplete coursework, Download any lecture slides, readings, or offline materials you may need to study during the downtime.
    • DO NOT START new coursework if you cannot finish before the downtime. Focus on finishing your coursework and downloading certificates as needed.
    • Download all your certificates for completed coursework by visiting "My Certificates" section on home page https://learn.nctsn.org/my/
  • Be patient: You do not need to contact support or report that the site is down. Our team is actively working through the update process and will restore access as quickly as possible.
We are taking these preemptive measures to guarantee a completely secure environment for your Learning Experience. Thank you for your patience, understanding, and cooperation as we protect our learning ecosystem.
Sincerely,
NCTSN Learning Center Team

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Notice: Certificate Renewal Requests

If you have completed a course once then retaking it any number of times won't change the date of completion or generate any new certificates for that course. 

Note: Our certificates do not have expiration dates. The NCTSN Learning Center no longer resets certificates for learners who want to retake a continuing education course or renew certificates.

If you are trying to complete the course to renew your certificate and get a new completion date, you can create a new account, retake the course, and download the new certificate from there.

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