Certified Clinical Trauma Professional

To be eligible for certification, the applicant must be registered/credentialed with the governing bodies listed below and hold a minimum of a master’s degree in their profession.

Provisional, qualified or student registration does not meet the standards for CCTP certification.

By applying for certification, the applicant agrees to adhere to Evergreen Certifications’ Professional Code of Ethics

A minimum of 12 clock hours of CPD training in specific trauma assessment and treatment topics.

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

• Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) Training Course by PESI – Certification Included!
• Clinical Trauma Professional by ITTI
• Essentials of Trauma Treatment: Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) Training Course by Psychotherapy Networker – Certification Included!
• Janina Fisher’s Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Training Level 1 (CCTP): Working with the Neurobiological Legacy of Trauma by PESI – Certification Included!
• Innovations in Trauma Treatment: Deep Healing of attachment trauma, PTSD, racial trauma, and more by PESI – Certification Included!
• Strategies from CBT, CPT, EMDR, PE, Somatic & Psychodynamic Therapy by PESI – Certification Included!
• Reconnect Integrative Trauma Treatment Model (RITTM) Online Training by Reconnect Center

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

Please note that Evergreen Certifications does not offer CPD, all training must be purchased directly through the accredited training organization. Training is not included in the certification fee.

For your initial 1-year certification, please complete the following steps.

1. Complete a qualifying training
2. Remit your initial application payment of 99.99 USD online
3. Upload the following documents to your account:
   • A copy of the candidate’s professional registration
   • Evidence of completion of qualifying training, in the form of a completion certificate

Evergreen Certifications will certify applicants who meet the above requirements.

Please note: Certification does not imply endorsement of clinical competency. As a registered/credentialed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession’s standards.

To maintain CCTP certification, a renewal 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 trauma-focused CPD since you were last certified; a 2-year renewal requires 12 clock hours, and a 3-year renewal requires 18 hours.

Sample CCTP renewal trainings include:

• Attachment & Trauma (AT) by ITTI
• Culturally Competent Trauma Informed Practice (CULC) by ITTI
• Dissociation Focused Trauma Treatment by PESI
• Written Exposure Therapy for Trauma by PESI
• Deactivating the Polyvagal Response to Racial Trauma by PESI
• Behavioral Activation for Trauma by PESI
• Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma with Janina Fisher, by PESI

Renewal CPD content cannot be the same content used for prior renewal or initial certification

Renewal Process

1. Complete a qualifying training
2. Upload the following documents to your account:
   • A copy of the candidate’s professional registration
   • Evidence of completion of qualifying training, in the form of a completion certificate
3. Remit your CCTP renewal fee online
   • $49.99 for a 1-year renewal
   • $79.99 for a 2-year renewal
   • $99.99 for a 3-year renewal

Renewal training hours need to have been taken in the time since you were certified or last recertified.

Renewals are calculated from the date that your certification was issued. If you allow your certification to lapse for more than 3 years, you are no longer eligible to renew your certification and instead can reapply for certification