TF-CBT PSB Training & Consultation Series
Co-facilitated by: Ashley Fiore, LCSW · Geoff Sidoli, LCSW
When you feel out of your clinical comfort zone but know your skills are needed, we are here to help you show up with confidence and competence. These kids need you. So do their caregivers.
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You don't need to learn a whole new model; you can help kids whose sexualized behaviors are trauma symptoms with TF-CBT with some extra guidance
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Get the PSB foundation and assessment skills you need
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Private access to our combined 1,000+ resources to put your learning into practice
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Consultation calls with both trainers for support
CAC Professionals: These courses meets NCA's Mental Health Accreditation Standard.
How We Teach Differently
Together we're offering something you genuinely won't find anywhere else - an integrated, advanced training that treats these two approaches the way they were always meant to work: together.
"I always looked forward to the consultation calls with Ashley and Geoff. This training made me a lot braver about challenging people when they write a kid off. I'm not minimizing the harm, but I don't think you can agree to be a helping professional and then decide who you will and won't help. Everybody deserves a chance."
- Lorenzo Carunungan, MS, LPC
Geoff and I have worked together for more than 20 years and have shaped each others' clinical practice and teaching philosophies. We continue to see clients and share cases at our local Children's Advocacy Center. Geoff brings national expertise and 30+ years of assessing and treating children and adolescents with problematic sexual behaviors; I bring the TF-CBT perspective that grounds us in the model.
Training Tracks
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What should I expect when I learn TF-CBT PSB from you?
Expect to laugh, be real, and have fun while we do the work. Expect to reflect on times when you were wrong but thought you were right - we will, too. Expect to understand why we do what we do in TF-CBT - not to apply the model in a generic or formulaic way, but to individualize TF-CBT to meet the unique needs of the kids and families in front of you. We'll invite you to expand your assessment and case conceptualization skills with warmth and encouragement. Come ready to collaborate. Leave with real-world skills and a sense of community.
An Integrated Approach
Instead of thinking there's only one way to treat PSB in children, Geoff and I have developed a process for addressing PSB within TF-CBT - the same model, but a tailored approach. Integration comes down to how you conceptualize cases where kids have experienced trauma and are demonstrating sexualized behaviors. We start with comprehensive assessment and individualized safety planning, and then build your case conceptualization skills for intervening appropriately.
This intensive training builds on your TF-CBT foundation while developing the additional clinical skills you need to assess and treat children and adolescents whose trauma symptoms include problematic sexual behaviors. You'll learn how to engage these young people and their families in treatment using approaches grounded in adult learning principles.
Expect live and video demonstration of clinical skills by us and also to jump in and get support while you practice them yourself!
Resources for an Efficient Start
Individualizing TF-CBT & Making it Fun
Included with your registration is private access to our combined downloadable TF-CBT interventions we have developed and curated to expand your collection of Clinical Tools and Resources.
Special Topics ranging from addressing sleep problems to TF-CBT interventions and enhancements including:
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assessment of and intervention with children whose trauma symptoms include problematic/sexualized behaviors,
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guidelines for conducting a structured sexual developmental history with caregivers and children,
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IDD/ASD populations,
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children in foster care,
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teletherapy interventions,
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collaborative, personalized safety planning,
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research articles
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supporting clarification and reunification work,
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and complex trauma applications.
Learning Objectives, Accommodations & CEs
Both training tracks follow the same structure: 3 days of live training + 6 group consultation calls. Co-facilitated by Ashley Fiore, LCSW and Geoff Sidoli, LCSW.
15 CEs NBCC
Ashley Fiore, LCSW, PLLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 8098. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Ashley Fiore, LCSW, PLLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
NCA's Mental Health Standard
This course and the six 60-minute consultation calls count toward the Mental Health Accreditation Standard requirement of 40 hours in an evidence-based treatment.
Clinicians attending all training and consultation may earn up to 21 credits toward the 40-hour requirement from this course and associated consultation.
What is expected of me?
Who should attend training?
This training is appropriate for master’s level clinicians and above, but students who are working on their master’s degrees and are interns working under the supervision of a licensed professional also may attend, provided they have met the prerequisites. Trainees should have an active caseload where they can apply the model to at least 2-3 child clients who are impacted by trauma.
Required Pre-requisites
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Successful completion of TF-CBT Web 2.0 by a developer-endorsed national TF-CBT Trainer.
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Successful completion of live TF-CBT Basic Training
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At least 9 of 12 group consultation calls by a developer-endorsed national TF-CBT Trainer.
6 Group Consultation Calls - Included with Registration
Consultation is my favorite part of training! It's where you will put the model into practice with your own cases. 95% of my trainees complete this phase - Geoff and I co-facilitate the consultation series.
We'll meet via Zoom approximately biweekly, answer your questions and have plenty of opportunities for everyone to staff their cases and practice the skills. Each learner will present their own TF-CBT PSB cases during consultation and the group will help you plan next steps.
Your TF-CBT Toolkit + PSB
Our combined, vetted interventions, research articles, and clinical tools - nearly 1,000 resources included with every training.
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Standardized assessment measures and scoring tools
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Creative interventions for every developmental level that help your clients have fun while doing the work
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Structured interview guidelines for conducing a sexual developmental history with children and caregivers
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Implementation supports like TF-CBT PSB fidelity checklists, collaborative personalized safety planning guidelines, and guidelines for clarification/reunification
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Research articles that guide best practice
Training for You and Your Team
"Ashley and Geoff are absolutely exquisite clinicians who consistently set a high standard for quality work with children and families. Being in their training environment was both challenging and deeply enriching. It stretched me professionally and gave me a wide range of tools to increase my clinical knowledge and creativity in the therapy room. I genuinely feel that my perspective and approach on trauma and sexualized behaviors changed as a social worker after training with them. If you have the opportunity to attend a training with this dynamic duo, do it."
Grenisha Adams, LMSW
"I work with teens who have complex trauma, often referred by the Department of Juvenile Services, in court-ordered treatment. Learning TF-CBT for PSB from Geoff and Ashley changed how I work with these cases, giving me a way to address the root causes of problematic sexual behaviors and help my clients move through guilt and shame instead of staying stuck in them. While I've been trained in other trauma-focused models, this is the one I use most, and the consultation support from Geoff and Ashley is what makes me confident using it well."
Tricia Curran, LCSW-C
"Ashley and Geoff are absolute rockstars, the best of the best, and you'll want front-row tickets to every 'show.' Their passion, expertise, and engaging teaching style leave clinicians feeling inspired, confident, and ready to put what they've learned into practice. As a director, I've watched our team grow through this training, and I've seen firsthand what it means for the families we serve. TF-CBT PSB gives isolated, overwhelmed families the guidance, education, and hope they've been searching for, and our team is equipped to provide it."
Melanie Smith, LMHC-D
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