Trauma Responsive Care Certification Series (August 2023-March 2024)

The Tristate Trauma Network partners with Finding Hope Consulting, LLC to provide this Trauma Certification to practitioners:  Trauma-Responsive Care Certification (TRCC).

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Schedule of Trainings and Consultation:

**Sessions will take place via Zoom with content and lunch breaks.

08/28/23 & 09/25/23, 9:00am-4:30pm – Modules 1-2: 2-day Foundational Training (Lunch 12:15-1pm)

10/11/23, 9:00am-4:00pm – Module 3: "Where it all Begins: Trauma Informed Assessment"  followed by consultation time

11/15/23, 9:00am-4:00pm – Module 4: "The Top Five Resilience Factors and You:  Building Resiliency in Those We Serve and Ourselves" followed by consultation time

12/4/23, 9:00am-4:00pm – Module 5: "Lying, Manipulating and Stealing, Oh My! Looking for Dopamine in all the Wrong Places:Interventions for Biologically Based Fear Responses"  followed by consultation time

1/29/24, 9:00am-4:00pm – Module 6: "Bringing Hope Home:The Three R’s of Successful Trauma Resolution" followed by consultation time

2/14/24, 9:00am -4:00pm – Module 7:"Trauma Informed Supervision and Administration: Promoting Client Care and Self Care in a Trauma Informed Workplace" followed by consultation time

3/13/24, 9:00am-4:00pm – Module 8: "Putting it All Together:Relational and Sensory Based Interventions for Trauma Responsive Care" followed by review time and certification test.

Upon completion of training and consultation hours, providers will complete a competency test and submit an application, if desiring to become certified.  Initial Certification will be good for 2 years.  After the first 2 years, certification can be renewed annually or bi-annually by submitting evidence of 6 or 12 CEU hours related to trauma-specific or trauma-informed care, and renewing of Individual membership with the Tristate Trauma Network. TRCC CERTIFICATION requires Individual Membership.

Two levels of Certification are being provided:

1) Trauma-Responsive Care Certification - Level 1 - for BA level or non-clinical professionals

2) Trauma- Responsive Care Certification - Level 2 - for MA level clinicians (minumum of a Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related field.) Independent Licensure is not required for participation in this program.

Certification Application to be completed at end of series can be found on our Certification page (see application for guidelines)   *In order to recieve certification, candidates must have an Individual TTN Membership by the time of application submission (currently $90). Membership is completed separately. Link to membership can be found on our Members page: www.tristatetraumanetwork.org/members.

NOTE: These modules have been approved as counting towards the OH Trauma-Informed Care Certificate. This designation has its own set of requirements and is governed by the State of Ohio.  Agencies in OH receiving state funding have been notified of this designation.

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Fees:

$900 for 8-day Full Certification Series, Modules 1-8, AND Cetification Test and Application. If NOT taking test and applying for certification, cost is $850 for the Full Series.

$175 ($150 for TTN Members with Discount Code) if taking the 2-day Foundational Training only on 11/4 & 12/2/22.

If you have already completed the 2-day Foundational, cost is $800 for the remainder of the Series (6 days) PLUS Certification Test and Application.

*Note: There is a Payment Plan available to make the Full Series payment in 4 installments. Please register as Pay By Check and send email to bmcclain@tristatetraumanetwork.org set this up.

*CEUs are being provided for the training components only (30-32 hours) by the following Boards: IN Category 1; OH Counselors, Social Workers, and MFTs; and KY Social Workers.

Feel free to email with any questions.