Certified Clinical Child & Adolescent Anxiety Treatment Professional - CCATP-CA

Who is Eligible

Independently licensed, master’s prepared mental health professionals, including:

1. Counselor
2. Marriage and Family Therapist
3. Nurse Practitioner (NP)
4. Psychiatric Nurse
5. Psychologist
6. School Psychologist
7. Social Worker

A detailed listing of eligible professionals can be found here.

Training Requirements

A minimum of 12 hours of continuing education or professional development training in specific Anxiety assessment and treatment topics related to children. Click here for details.

Pre-approved, 3rd party trainings that meet the training requirements for Certification include:

1. Lynn Lyons Certificate Course on Helping Anxious Kids Online Course by PESI - Certification Fee Included!

Wondering if a course meets the requirements for Certification? Submit a copy of or link to the course title, speaker, outline and learning objectives to info@evergreencertifications.com for review.

Clinical Practice Requirements

The candidate must attest that, over the course of their career, he/she has conducted a minimum of 200 clinical mental health contact hours with Anxiety-diagnosed clients under the age of 18, with the use of weekly consultation and/or supervision.

Application Process

1. Complete a qualifying training
2. Remit your initial application fee payment of 99.99 USD online
3. Submit the following application documents to info@evergreencertifications.com
   1. A copy of the candidate’s professional license
   2. Evidence of completion of qualifying training, in the form of a CEU or completion certificate
   3. A completed application form, found here

Recertification

To maintain Certification, a reapplication is required. After your initial 1-year Certification, you have the option to renew for 1, 2 or 3 years. A 1-year renewal requires 6 clock hours of anxiety-focused continuing education or professional development training since you were last Certified; a 2-year renewal requires 12 clock hours, and a 3-year renewal requires 18 hours.

Sample recertification trainings include:

1. Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and Tapping
2. Online webcast CCATP-CA trainings by PESI
3. Social Anxiety in Adolescents and Young Adults: Translating Developmental Science Into Practice
4. Teens, Anxiety and Depression Webinar
5. Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children & Adolescents with Dr. Paul Foxman Digital Seminar by PESI

Recertification Process

1. Complete a qualifying training
2. Remit your recertification application fee online
3. Submit the following application documents to info@evergreencertifications.com
   1. A copy of the candidate’s professional license
   2. Evidence of completion of qualifying training, in the form of a CEU or completion certificate

Complete details can be found here.