Resolving the Impact of Trauma

In recent years, the mental health field under the leadership of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, has made significant progress in understanding the importance of trauma-informed and trauma-specific care.  The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (www.acestudy.org) has gained widespread exposure and the pioneers in the field of Traumatology have made great strides in research and true treatment of trauma.  Those of us who have practiced Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) for decades are very happy to see this progress and to experience the attention that we are now receiving.  In 2011, TIR passed a rigorous review and will soon be listed on the National Registry of Evidenced-Based Programs and Practices http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/.  TIR will appear in the registry in early 2012.

Presenter Bio

Teresa Descilo, MSW, MCT is the Founder and Executive Director of the Trauma Resolution Center, formerly known as Victim Services Center.  Founded in 1995, the TRC is the first trauma-focused Community Mental Health Center and state licensed substance abuse program in the US. Teresa has always believed in the resiliency of the human spirit and in the ability of each being to expand consciousness and tap inner strengths. She has explored many paths and cultures over the decades and has collected many effective techniques for dealing with stress, raising awareness and connecting to one’s spiritual source. She always found it unreasonable that anyone should be permanently labeled and identified with any condition, as most things pass or can be worked through with some discipline and diligence, with the benefit of gaining strength and awareness. Teresa founded her agency on these values. The agency has kept validated measurements since its inception and the data shows that people who complete the program no longer meet the clinical cut-off for post-traumatic stress disorder, depression or anxiety -  in an average of 25 hours of treatment. The agency’s core service is a client-centered exposure treatment called Traumatic Incident Reduction, which is delivered in a holistic setting.

Additional Trainers
Some of the other TIR experts who may provide training include Marian Volkman, Raghnild Malnati, Kathryn McCormack-Chen, Kate Sorenson, Kevin Thomas, Martha Vallejo, Jill Rapperport, Gabriela Goldbaum, Mary Goossen-Scott, Shari-Ann Peacock.