Training
Getting Trained in Child-Parent Psychotherapy


CPP Dissemination in the United States as of September 2025.
Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) is an intensive therapy model, and training in CPP is offered only to mental health professionals. To be trained in CPP, clinicians must complete an “implementation-level training,” that is:
- Intensive enough to allow most practitioners to implement CPP
- Offered by endorsed CPP trainer(s)
- Composed of required training elements
- Participants who complete the minimum training requirements are eligible for the CPP roster
If you would like training in CPP, please explore the Implementation-Level Training section below for a brief overview of our training models. Then select the model that best matches your situation and learn more about our training process.


There are three models of implementation-level trainings for CPP:
CPP Internship Program
CPP training components integrated into an existing comprehensive infant mental health internship program.
Intended for Masters or Doctoral students in their final year who would typically be ready for employment after graduation.
CPP Agency Mentorship Program (CAMP)
Sustained by CAMP Agency Trainers to train internal agency staff, following CPP training components, utilizing a customizable training format and timeline.
Intended for agencies with 1) minimal supervisor turnover, 2) supervisor availability to train internal staff, and 3) sufficient new hires to support annual trainings. Often a more expensive approach to sustainability than the Learning Collaborative (LC) training model.
CPP Learning Collaborative (LC)
18–month CPP training conducted by CPP Trainers on a regular interval. Training path followed by most community agencies.
Intended for agencies new to CPP or CPP–trained agencies who can access regularly held CPP LC’s in their region.
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Which Implementation Model
Is Right for You?
Download the flowchart
What to expect in training?
Didactic Learning
Learn about CPP through the manual and core CPP didactic trainings
Active Learning
Partner and provide CPP to families
Mentorship
Think together with team members and with CPP trainers about the model
Agency Support
Ensure that agency policy and procedures support CPP implementation and trauma-informed practice