Professional Training

“I got what this is—it’s not just about being good parents for our kids, it’s about us being good parents to ourselves, too.”

— RPP Parent Participant

Reflective Parenting Program Training

The RPP training consists of two levels designed for licensed and pre-licensed mental health and early childhood specialists. Participants learn a new approach to early intervention with parents that emphasizes the central role of reflective functioning in creating strong parent-child bonds and secure attachment.

  • Level 1: Reflective Parenting Fundamentals is a 12-hour intensive training providing participants with a theoretical and experiential base of knowledge as well as clinical applications for working with the central issues in parent-child relationships. Level 1 Fundamentals is designed for clinicians who have an interest in learning about reflective functioning and its applications with parents and children in a variety of clinical settings. Level 1 trainings can be held virtually, at our location in West Los Angeles, or at your agency. Manual provided.

  • Level 2: Reflective Parenting Program Facilitation provides a practical curriculum-based training in the facilitation of RPP. Trainees co-lead a Reflective Parenting group with a professional certified in RPP. Level 2 training includes 12 weekly 1.5-hour consultation/supervision sessions in conjunction with running a 12-week Reflective Parenting Program using curriculum for parents of children 0-2 years (early childhood), 2-5 years (preschool) or 6-12 years (school-aged). Successful completion of Level 2, in combination with Level 1 training leads to certification as a Reflective Parenting Program leader. Certification permits clinicians to run Reflective Parenting Programs within one’s own agency or practice. (Level 1 is required for participation in this training).

  • Level 3: Reflective Parenting Program Supervision Training enables agencies to provide in-house Level 2 trainings. Selected Level 2 graduates can train to become RPP Supervisors by supervising Facilitator-trainees within the agency while receiving concurrent supervision under a CRP Trainer.

Contact us to bring a Level 1 Training to your site or to arrange a virtual training.