IMPORTANT: This course will be updated on April 21, 2026. The updates will be minor and will not significantly change the overall content or message. However, once the update occurs, anyone currently in progress will need to restart the course from the beginning, though their enrollment will remain active. To receive a certificate of completion (and CE credit) for the course in its current format, you must finish it before the update date; otherwise, you will need to start over with the revised version.

This training teaches mental health providers basic knowledge, skills, and values for working with children and youth in the child welfare system who have attachment disorders. This training explores attachment theory, the causes of attachment disorders from birth to 21 years of age, and provides effective solutions including: attachment-focused assessment and diagnosis, defining and recognizing behavioral signs of attachment disorders, supporting and educating caregivers, and treatment interventions for children and caregivers that facilitate developing secure attachment.