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Advanced Practice Certificate in Child Mental Health and Trauma

The program
Commencing July 2025

The Advanced Practice Certificate in Child Mental Health and Trauma is a free, 12-month facilitated online training package.

The program is delivered online and includes 28 learning modules (written content and video demonstrations – approximately one hour course work per week), 11 facilitated 90 minute tutorials (several flexible times and options) and one three-hour online workshop.

  • Registration deadline
    Monday 30 June 2025

    Welcome week and introductory tutorial
    Wednesday 23 July 2025

    Course commencement
    Monday 28 July 2025

    Course breaks
    Break one: Monday 25 August to Friday 29 August 2025
    Break two: Monday 20 October to Friday 24 October 2025
    End of year break: Monday 08 December 2025 to Friday 06 February 2026
    Break four: Monday 23 March 2026 to Friday 27 March 2026

    Course conclusion
    Friday 01 May 2026

  • Throughout this training package, you’ll hear from experienced practitioners as they reflect on their work, and you’ll have the opportunity to view improvised video demonstrations featuring practitioners working with child and parent actors. And each week you’ll have the opportunity to reflect on your own practice, and to consider which skills, ideas and understandings you might use.  The facilitated, supportive group learning environment provides the invaluable opportunity for you to connect with other participants and trainers and discuss case studies, learnings and dilemmas all in real time.

  • The program includes over 120 key competencies for working with infants, children, parents and families to support child mental health.

    It will provide you with understandings about what child mental health is, why it is important, and the contexts that affect it.

    You will learn about practice and explore strategies to:

    • effectively engage with children using trauma-informed principles
    • work with parents when their adversities are negatively affecting their children
    • develop confidence in culturally safe and responsive engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families
    • work effectively with infants, toddlers and their families
    • work curiously, competently and confidently with culturally and linguistically diverse children and their families; and
    • respond to a range of specific presentations including child trauma, bullying, the needs of autistic and ADHDer children and much more.

Course facilitators

  • Dr Dan Moss

    Dr Daniel Moss has managed content development for the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health (NWC) for over seven years. He has led the development of online courses, papers, podcasts and webinars that have been accessed by thousands of practitioners throughout Australia. Daniel has been privileged to work with practitioners, families and organisations across the country to develop therapeutic strategies to support the mental health of children and their families. Daniel has worked to develop practice for children and parents for over 25 years. His PhD focused on practice interventions which supported families affected by gendered violence.

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FAQs

  • The Advanced training in child mental health program is a 12-month, facilitated online training package offered by Emerging Minds.

  • Did you know that 13% of Australian children aged zero to 12, meet the criteria for a diagnosable mental health condition. ?

    We also know that many more are at risk of developing mental health conditions due to trauma, poverty, isolation and disadvantage.

    Practitioners – like you – have a significant role to play in the prevention and early intervention strategies that can provide children and their families with the help that they need.  This is all part of making children’s mental health everyone’s business.

    Emerging Minds has developed this program to support you in this work.

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