CFI Advanced Practical Training (CFI-APT)
Work a full intervention case, start to finish, with coaching.
A small-group intensive for CFI graduates pursuing the Certified Intervention Professional (CIP) credential through the Pennsylvania Certification Board.
- NAADAC #185919
- PCB Approved
The 3-day CFI training teaches the model. Advanced Practical Training is where graduates prove it to themselves: each student works a complete case, from the first call with the family through the intervention and the aftercare plan, with coaching at every step.
The workshop is organized around the domains the CIP credential measures, so the hours count toward the education requirements for the Certified Intervention Professional credential through PCB.
- Length
- 2 days, 16 hours
- Class size
- Up to 6 students
- Credential path
- Counts toward CIP requirements through PCB
- Continuing education
- NAADAC and PCB
Prerequisite: Completion of the 3-day CFI Intervention Training
$1,500 per person, open enrollment
Private group: $5,500 flat
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Who it's for
- Graduates of the 3-day CFI Intervention Training
- Interventionists working toward the CIP credential
- Practitioners who want hands-on coaching before running cases on their own
What you'll learn
- Choose and explain intervention models with confidence
- Prepare and organize a family system before the intervention
- Use motivational interviewing inside the intervention
- Plan follow-up and aftercare support for the family
- Understand family roles in addiction and the family as a whole unit
- Handle crisis situations and the ethics of intervention work
How the training runs
Intervention theory and practice
- Intervention competence
- Pre-intervention: educating and organizing the family
- The intervention itself
- Post-intervention follow-up and aftercare
Core domains
- Family systems and family roles in addiction
- Motivational interviewing practice
- Addiction-specific assessment and treatment options
- Crisis intervention and behavioral health ethics
Common questions
Who can take CFI-APT?
Graduates of the 3-day CFI Intervention Training. It is the next step for anyone working toward the CIP credential.
Does it count toward the CIP?
Yes. The workshop is built around the CIP domains, and its hours count toward the CIP education requirements through PCB. Confirm your full requirements with PCB.
Why is the class so small?
Each student works a full case with coaching. Keeping the group to six makes that possible.