If you work in a geographical area where licensure is not required for mental health related work, you are eligible for PTG Certification.

PTG Certification is not open to students completing their course of study. We hope you will register after you obtain licensure.

Our foundational online course — PTG in Practice: Learning to Struggle Well — is well suited for people who are not eligible for certification, but who want to learn more about the essentials of PTG. This 3 hour, self-guided course teaches the concepts and practices of Posttraumatic Growth using video instruction, workbook exercises, and recommended reading. Lessons include the History of PTG, Phases of PTG: Trust & Connection, Education, Regulation, Disclosure, Service & Story, and the Domains of PTG: New Possibilities, Deeper Relationships, Personal Strength, Spiritual & Existential Change, and Appreciation For Life.

Please also explore the PTG Resource Center to stay up to date on PTG-related topics.

Not at this time. We do have an expanded focus in mind for future certification course releases. At this time there is not a schedule for when we would release a course appropriate for healthcare professionals. If you work in a service oriented setting here are resources you can use to learn about experiencing PTG and facilitating PTG in others.

Our online course — PTG in Practice: Learning to Struggle Well — is well suited for people who are not eligible for certification, but who want to learn more about PTG. This 3 hour, self-guided course teaches the concepts and practices of Posttraumatic Growth using video instruction, workbook exercises, and recommended reading. Lessons include the History of PTG, Phases of PTG: Trust & Connection, Education, Regulation, Disclosure, Service & Story, and the Domains of PTG: New Possibilities, Deeper Relationships, Personal Strength, Spiritual & Existential Change, and Appreciation For Life.

Not at this time. We do have an expanded focus in mind for future certification course releases. At this time there is not a schedule for when we would release a course appropriate for health and wellness coaches and other coaching professionals. If you work in a service oriented setting here are resources you can use to learn about experiencing PTG and facilitating PTG in others

Our foundational online course — PTG in Practice: Learning to Struggle Well — is well suited for people who are not eligible for certification, but who want to learn more about the essentials of PTG. This 3 hour, self-guided course teaches the concepts and practices of Posttraumatic Growth using video instruction, workbook exercises, and recommended reading. Lessons include the History of PTG, Phases of PTG: Trust & Connection, Education, Regulation, Disclosure, Service & Story, and the Domains of PTG: New Possibilities, Deeper Relationships, Personal Strength, Spiritual & Existential Change, and Appreciation For Life.

The online course is approximately 10 hours of video instruction led by Dr. Richard Tedeschi, Ph.D, widely considered the foremost authority on PTG.

Dr Tedeschi, together with his colleague Dr. Lawrence Calhoun, coined the term Posttraumatic Growth in 1995. Among his many accolades, Dr. Tedeschi’s work has been named in Stanford University’s list representing the top 2% of the world’s most-cited researchers.

This is a self-paced course. It is divided into modules with reflection questions built in. We recommend that you take the course in whichever way allows you to have an effective, personal learning experience. There is no required timeframe — please allow yourself time to complete the course in a way that is most valuable to you.

In order to keep the cost of PTG Certification low, we chose not to offer continuing education credits for the course. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a digital certificate badge and a printable certificate.

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