The Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist – Dissociation (CCTS-D) certification gives clinicians the confidence to recognize and treat one of the most common and most misunderstood responses to trauma. Clients who lose time, feel unreal, or shut down in session often stall in treatment, and many clinicians feel unprepared to help them. Grounded in current neuroscience and a strengths-based, salutogenic approach, the CCTS-D certification demonstrates knowledge of how dissociation works in the brain and body. It also shows you can tell apart depersonalization, derealization, dissociative amnesia, and dissociative identity disorder. Certified clinicians learn to sequence treatment so that safety and regulation come first, which helps clients stay present, avoid retraumatization, and move forward. The certification equips you to reach the clients who have been hardest to help, and it shows colleagues, referral sources, and clients that you are trained to provide specialized, ethical care for dissociation.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS CERTIFICATION DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COURSE. YOU WILL NEED TO PURCHASE THE COURSE SEPARATELY.

Certification Procedure:

STEP 1 – Satisfactory completion of the following trauma training COURSE MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF APPLYING FOR CERTIFICATION:

STEP 2 – Online payment of certification fee

  1. Click the (Get Certified Now) button below to enroll to take the certification
  2. On the next screen you will
    • Choose your certification(s)
    • Click “checkout”
    • If you are already registered click “Log in here” to login, if you have not registered complete the account information form to register during the checkout process
    • Complete the purchase of the certification

STEP 3 – Complete the Personal Information Questionnaire

STEP 4 – Upload Required Documents

    • Proof of course completion
    • Proof of degree or license – Master’s degree in mental health related field, medicine or addiction required, OR current enrollment in Master’s program in mental health related field, medicine or addiction  (scanned copy of degree, transcripts) OR proof of license.

STEP 5 – Complete and pass the certification exam with a passing grade of 80% or above (approximate time to complete 1 hour)

After completion of certification steps, please allow 30 days to review your documentation. We will contact you if we need any additional information or clarification. If your application is approved, you will be certified for 1 year from your application date.

After payment, you will be redirected to your My Account page to complete steps 3-5.

Recertification:

You can recertify your credentials for one (1) year by completing six (6) CE trauma related hours and by payment of a recertification fee of $100. To have your recertification application reviewed please complete the following steps:

Step 1 – Satisfactory completion of six (6) CE trauma related hours since the beginning of the current certification period.

Step 2 – Login to upload documentation and pay renewal fee

  1. In My Account Dashboard, click the Renew link below the certification you want to renew.
  2. Complete the purchase to renew your certification
  3. In My Account Dashboard, go to DOCUMENT MANAGER and upload your proof of CE completion for your renewal

 

Certification Resources

Click the links below to download resources for this certification.

Works Cited – Supporting Bibliography .pdf

 

After completion of certification steps, please allow 30 days to review your documentation. We will contact you if we need any additional information or clarification.

 

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