RESOLVING THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA

The workshops offered here go beyond simply informing you of the latest overviews and promising practices related to relieving the suffering caused by overwhelming life experiences. The training offered here will teach you to effectively resolve the impact of trauma, and the Miami workshop will provide an opportunity for personal growth.

Teresa Descilo, through Victim Services Center in Miami, has utilized Traumatic Incident Reduction, the only Client-Centered Exposure Treatment, on thousands of crime victims in Miami. The agency pre and post tests clients for post traumatic stress symptoms, depression, anxiety and the concept of future success. In 2002, the agency’s data was evaluated and it was found that all symptoms were signifi cantly reduced or eliminated in an average of 18 hours of treatment. The research data is available at www.vscmiami.org. This success is incomparable to any other program that assists victims of crime. In fact, there are a number of agencies that now wish to replicate VSC’s model.


PRESENTER BIOS

Teresa Descilo, MSW, is a Certified Trauma Specialist (CTS) with more than 25 years in the field of traumatology. She was asked to found Victim Services Center in 1995 after a community task force had identified that the mental health needs of crime victims weren’t being met. After nine years of effective community services, VSC’s holistic, client-centered program is now a researched-based and award-winning program. Currently VSC is one of the three founding agencies of the Florida Freedom Partnership, a federally funded effort that combats modern day slavery. Ms. Descilo has been a member of the Juvenile Justice Board for the 11th Circuit since 2000 and chairs the grants committee. She was recently appointed as a board member of Miami-Dade County’s Domestic Violence Oversight Board.