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What Graduate School Didn't Teach You About Developmental Trauma

RAD Advocates offers education for clinicians, educators, and advocates who want to better understand developmental trauma and the families navigating it. Our training is vetted by the families themselves — because we believe the best professional education starts with truly understanding their reality.

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Attachment Through the Lifecycle: Etiology, Assessment and Treatment

An on-demand course for clinicians — NEW!

A family-centered approach to treating developmental trauma disorder from one of the most respected clinicians in the field and approved by the families who have worked with him.

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Created and taught by Forrest Lien, LCSW, this course offers practical clinical tools grounded in over 40 years of experience working directly with children and families impacted by early trauma. Lien is highly regarded by parents across the country for his family-centered approach, which considers the needs of the child and the broader family system.

This self-paced, clinician-designed training will help you build confidence and clarity in your work with children affected by reactive attachment disorder, while sharing perspectives that may not be covered in traditional coursework.

Forrest Lien, LCSW

What You'll Learn

This course equips clinicians with a deeper understanding of reactive attachment disorder — from differential diagnosis and family-centered assessment to building felt safety and navigating counter-transference — along with practical strategies for integrating this knowledge into everyday clinical practice.

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  • How early attachment disruptions shape brain development, behavior, and relational functioning

  • The difference between reactive attachment disorder and conditions like autism and personality disorders

  • Assessment strategies that consider both the child and the family system

  • Challenges that may arise in outpatient treatment and ways to strengthen family involvement in care

  • Clinical insight into the trauma caregivers experience when parenting a child with reactive attachment disorder

  • How to create the felt safety required for healing to begin

  • The role of therapist self-awareness and counter-transference in this work

  • Real-world guidance for integrating these tools into your existing practice

Course Specifics

A quick, practical overview of enrollment cost, CEU credit, and what's included when you register for the course.

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  • Cost

    $230

    With or without CEU credits

  • CEUs

    CEUs awarded upon passing a post-course exam (80% or higher)

  • Includes

    4 CEUs

    Approved through NASW-Arizona and generally accepted in all 50 states

  • Live Call

    A live Q&A call with Forrest Lien after completion of the course

Continuing Education Credit Details

Each purchase includes CE credit for one individual after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and attending the Q&A session at the completion of the course. Participants who do not need CE credits may request a certificate of attendance.

This course has been approved for 4 CE credits by Arizona NASW. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether web-based activities are an acceptable form of continuing education, as well as which credit types are acceptable for continuing education hours. Please refer to your state rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession. As a licensed 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.

Live Customized Trainings

Do you have colleagues, a school team, or a group that needs to better understand developmental trauma and the families living with it? RAD Advocates offers live, customized virtual trainings tailored to your audience. Email training@radadvocates.org to learn more about rates and availability.

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