AF-CBT Certification

Criteria for Certification

During The One-Year Training Program

1. Complete the pre-training online assessment.
2. Participate in all scheduled training days (Basic Training and Advanced Training).
3. Participate in 9 or 75% of scheduled clinical consultation calls.
4. Present on 2 different cases during consultation.
5. Submit audio files for 2 cases during consultation to obtain initial clinical and implementation feedback.
6. Complete the post-training online assessment.
7. Contact your trainer to verify completion of all training requirements.

After The One-Year Training Period is Complete

1. Complete the certification application.
2. Follow the link provided at the end of the certification application to download the Memorandum of Understanding for Certification Application and Fidelity Review.
3. Fill out the Memorandum of Understanding and send it by mail to AF-CBT, along with a check for the $75 application fee. Or, if you would prefer, you can instead pay online. When paying online, please include your name and "Certification Fees" in the "Invoice Number" field. Address information for payment by check is provided in the Memorandum of Understanding.
4. Once the fee is received, a link to the AF-CBT Knowledge Questionnaire will be provided. Achieve a score of at least 80% on the AF-CBT Knowledge Questionnaire to pass. For those who score less than 80%, a second chance option will be provided a few months later.
5. Submit 2 audio files for fidelity review and achieve >80% fidelity per tape. A fee for fidelity review must be paid before a file can be submitted or reviewed.
   NOTE: These files are in addition to the audio files submitted for feedback during consultation.

1. General Procedures:
   Integrity/fidelity judgments reflecting the quantity and quality of the content will be established by the trainer/consultant through audio review and completion of an adherence checklist.

1. If neither tape is rated <80%, there is a “second chance” option to submit up to 2 more tapes.
2. Audio file content requirements:

1. It is preferable to submit files on the cases presented during consultation, but not required.
2. The content to be rated must be based on any two roman numeral sections in the AF-CBT session guide (3rd ed.; 2011) from topics 2 through 16, EXCEPT that we will not rate section I in these topics: 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. It is permissible, however, to include the latter information on the tape.
   e. The files need to be from 2 different phases of treatment.
3. The files can both be from the same family.
4. One file needs to be the caregiver alone; the other can be the child alone or a family session.
5. There is not a minimum time for submitting the recording.
6. Provide the requested descriptive details about each file using the Fidelity Review Checklist.

  7. Complete 2 AF-CBT cases and submit case completion verification forms:

1. A completed case is one which includes content from all 3 phases and the content of each topic that was implemented was fully covered.
2. For each case, complete an AF-CBT Case Completion Checklist that includes the sections and tasks administered for each topic. For topics/content not completed, note the reason for non-completion. Raters will consider these reasons in determining whether a case will be considered complete.
3. Each case must include at least 1 outcome standardized measure at intake and discharge.

• AF-CBT Checklist for completed cases

A certification document (good for 5 years) is provided upon meeting all of these requirements.