Continuing Education & Professional Development
We offer expert-led training opportunities designed to equip mental health professionals with practical skills and in-depth knowledge in evidence-based treatments for children, adolescents, and families.
The Boston Child Study Center (BCSC) is an evidence-based treatment, training, and research center dedicated to improving the lives of children, adolescents, young adults, and families through innovative empirically-supported treatments and assessments. BCSC is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. We maintain responsibility for this program and its content.
We are fully committed to conducting all activities in strict conformance with the APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists. We comply with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content, and in the treatment of program participants. View our Continuing Education Grievance Procedures for more information.
Upcoming Courses & Trainings:
Traumatic Conditioning: A Transdiagnostic Mechanism for Understanding Trauma and Emotion Disorders
Understanding Nonverbal Learning Disabilities
Understanding Non-Verbal Learning Disability: DBT Adaptations For Treatment
Working with Caregivers of Trans Youth
Understanding and Treating Traumatic Invalidation
Past Courses & Trainings:
Responding to Suicidality in Therapy
Suicide Risk Factors: Data and Research Updates
Teaching DBT Skills 2026
Dialectical Behavior Therapy 4-Day Training 2026
DBT With Families
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Children and Adolescents: A Comprehensive Review of the Leading Evidence-based Treatment for Childhood Trauma
Questions? For more information, call (617) 800-9610.
Note for APA Continuing Education: Boston Child Study Center is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Boston Child Study Center maintains responsibility for this program and its content. There is no known commercial support for this program.
Additional Training Opportunities:
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Training
BCSC offers PCIT training for clinicians who are interested in applying the PCIT model at their agency. The training is for therapists who have a minimum of a Master’s degree in mental health (e.g., social work, counseling) and are licensed within their respective field. If not licensed, the therapist must be supervised by a licensed clinician. Doctoral students need to have completed three years of training and must be supervised by a licensed clinician.
PCIT training is conducted by PCIT-International Global Trainers and involves a 5-day workshop (across two sessions), videotape review of targeted sessions, and ongoing consultation to assist with clinical, organizational, and technology-related issues to help with treatment fidelity and sustainability. This training period is up to 14 months.
For more information, please send an email to jmasse@bostonchildstudycenter.com
Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE) Training
Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE) is a trauma-informed, field-initiated modification of specific positive parenting practices. Many of practices are also used in evidence-based, therapeutic parenting programs such as Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). While CARE uses many of the same ideas and skills, CARE is not a therapy program, a treatment, or a structured intervention. CARE is a way for any adult to cultivate a relationship with any child and modify behavioral difficulties.
CARE training workshops can be at your preferred location or at our office and can take one of two forms listed below. The training level is varied based on the setting, client population, and agency goals.
- 3-4 hours: Lecture, demonstrations, and practice.
- 6 hours: Lecture, demonstrations, practice, and live coaching. This can be split into (2) 3-hour sessions.
For more information, please send an email to jmasse@bostonchildstudycenter.com
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