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The Resilience Builder Program®

Training is based on:

Resilience Builder Program for children and adolescents: Enhancing

Social Competence and Self-Regulation: A Cognitive-Behavioral Group

Approach (Alvord, Zucker, & Grados, 2011)

About the Resilience Builder Program® (RBP)

Those who register and participate in the certification will receive a continuing education certificate for each didactic presentation. Participants must complete all 6 didactic hours to be certified in Level 1 of the Resilience Builder Program®. Alvord, Baker & Associates, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Alvord, Baker & Associates, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Alvord, Baker & Associates, LLC is authorized by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners as a sponsor of Continuing Education.

If you are interested in becoming certified, please complete the registration form. If you would like additional information, please contact Abigail Pearlman at 301- 5936554 x 59 or apearlman@alvordbaker.com

Cost

$285
Includes access to all 4 home study didactic presentations (6 CE hours)

Who May Attend

Graduate students in mental health fields and licensed mental health professionals are eligible to attend.

Download the Brochure and Registration Form Here

Certification 

Six hours of didactic training is required to become certified in the Resilience Builder Program®. The training is divided into 4 sessions which can be taken as home study. Cost is $285 for 6 hours of training.

 

Participants will need to purchase a copy of the Resilience Builder Program by Alvord, Zucker and Grados (2011) https://www.researchpress.com/books/682/resilience-builder-program- children-and-adolescents. PDFs of all group letters, handouts and Resilience Builder Assignments are located on the Research Press website.

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Our Instructors

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Mary Karapetian Alvord, Ph.D.
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Colleen Cummings, Ph.D.
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Nina Shiffrin, Ph.D.

Continuing Education and Certificates

Participants who complete the full course will receive continuing education certificates for each didactic presentation. 

Certification Levels

Level 1 Certification

  • Complete all 6 didactic hours

  • Eligible for Resilience Builder Program® Level 1 certification

Accreditation

Alvord, Baker & Associates, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists and maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

 

​​Alvord, Baker & Associates, LLC is also authorized by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners as a sponsor of continuing education.

Advance your clinical skills
with evidence-based training.

Designed for mental health professionals working with children and adolescents, this program provides practical, structured tools grounded in the Resilience Builder Program.

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