Trauma-Informed Care
The Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network sees a critical need for Trauma-Informed Care. We see a great number of individuals who have experienced trauma in their lives, and the devastating long-term consequences of that lived experience. Providing Trauma-Informed Care Training, focused on systems change for Georgia’s Peer Workforce, enhances the important work done by Certified Peer Specialists (CPS), Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialists (CPS-AD), Certified Peer Specialists-Parent (CPS-P), and Certified Peer Specialists-Youth (CPS-Y). We believe Trauma-Informed Care training positively and significantly impacts the lives of many people within our state, and has a direct impact on the utilization of a wide array of behavioral health services.
Through CPS Trauma-Informed Care basic training sessions, informational presentations to community groups and interested organizations, at conferences, and through continuing education opportunities, this project is positively impacting Georgia’s Recovery Oriented System of Care.
For more information on this program, please contact Heather James at 404-687-9487 or hjames@gmhcn.org
Great News! Trauma-Informed Care 2.0 Is Back!
Four additional Trauma-Informed Care training dates have been added to the 2024 training calendar. These trainings will be facilitated by consultant Pam Brooks-Crump, one of the authors and developers of the GMHCN TIC 2.0 Training, who has graciously agreed to support GMHCN in ensuring Georgia’s Certified Peer Specialist workforce has the skills, knowledge, and insight needed to provide trauma-informed care.
There will be two online and two in-person Trauma-Informed Care 2.0 trainings, one each in November and December. The in-person trainings will be held in Metro Atlanta, location(s) to be announced. Each applicant to the training will have the opportunity to indicate their 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th choices for training dates, which will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
Each day of the four 2-day trainings will begin at 10am and end at 4:30pm.
November 14th and 15th (Online Training)
November 18th and 19th (In-Person Training)
December 9th and 10th (In-Person Training)
December 17th and 19th (Online Training)