Practitioner Conversion Course (Adolescence)

Course Outcomes

This course is worth 5 CPD points to Thrive Licensed Practitioners.

Completing this training will enable you to effectively support the emotional and social development of young people between the ages of 11-25+ years.

Who is it for?

This course is suitable for Thrive Licensed Practitioners who have completed the Childhood course, and who are now working with young people in a range of adolescent settings such as private, voluntary and independent settings or in mainstream schools and colleges.

Please note, prices are for courses starting on or after January 1st 2026.

What you'll learn

This course builds on the foundation of your Thrive Licensed Practitioner training for Childhood, deepening your understanding of adolescent development.

You will explore:

• How the brain and body develop during the adolescent years, including the increased sensitivity of the amygdala and changes in the frontal cortex, and how these changes can impact a young person’s stress regulation systems and emotional resilience.
  
  
• The sub-strands of entering, exploring, practising and securing interdependence, and how these principles help practitioners connect with and support young people effectively.
  
  
• How to use cognitive strategies such as lending your thinking brain, Captain Thinking, and shining a light to promote right-time development.
  
  
• Ways to use play, creativity, and the arts to strengthen emotional resilience within adolescent practice.
  
  
• How you can use Thrive-Online, our assessment, measurement, and monitoring tool, to enhance your work with young people, providing you with access to a wide range of strategies and activities tailored to this age group.

Course structure

The course should take around 2 hours to complete.

The course is made up of 9 e-learning modules:

Module 1: The neuroscience and theory during adolescence

Module 2: Practicing Thrive at adolescence

Module 3: The developmental model at adolescence

Module 4: Working reparatively at adolescence

Module 5: How play creativity and the arts support social and emotional development at adolescence

Module 6 Understanding the core emotions at adolescence

Module 7: Key strategies to support development

Module 8: Supporting staff, parents and carers

Module 9: Using thrive online at adolescence

Each module is completed independently meaning you can work at your own pace. You will work through the 9 interactive e-learning modules and then complete a quiz at the end. You will need to score an 80% pass mark to successfully achieve Adolescence Licensed Practitioner status.