Private Certificate in Trauma Counselling and Support - Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute

This program gives participants an opportunity to develop a set of competencies to effectively support people who have experienced trauma.

Customized certificate programs are offered online or on-location, right in your community or organization – either over a period of two consecutive weeks, or scheduled at various times throughout the year.

Core/mandatory workshops:

Vicarious Trauma – Strategies for Resilience

*Trauma – Counselling Strategies for Healing and Resilience

Body-Oriented Trauma Counselling Strategies

Critical Incident Group Debriefing

Trauma-Informed Care – Building a Culture of Strength

*This workshop should be taken before Body-Oriented Trauma Counselling Strategies

Elective workshops:

Elective workshops, chosen in consultation with CTRI, make up the additional hours of training you need to reach 60 hours. Suggested elective workshops to complete this certificate are: Crisis Response Planning, Suicide Intervention Skills, and Walking with Grief. You can find all our available workshop topics here.

*There are additional workshops that meet the requirements of the Certificate in Trauma Counselling and Support. Please speak to us about customizing the program to fit your needs.

How it Works

Contact one of our training coordinators to receive a proposal. We’ll help you choose the best content and trainers for your group. We’ll also discuss the timelines and other logistics of running the program.