Now Accepting Applications for the Final Complex Trauma Trainer-Training Program Cohort

The Foundation Trust is pleased to announce it is now accepting applications for the third and final cohort of the Complex Trauma Training Consortium (CTTC) national trainer-training and workforce development initiative to establish sustainable expertise in complex trauma understanding, assessment, and multidisciplinary response.

Supported by a National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTI) grant through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the CTTC is a partnership between Adelphi University, the Foundation Trust, the University of Chicago, and Alaska Behavioral Health. It is comprised of a faculty of over two dozen subject matter experts who are diverse in race, culture, language, geography and lived experience.

Trainers-in-training in the CTTC receive instruction in a 20-module, 40-hour CTTC curriculum spanning a comprehensive range of topics, including the intersection of complex trauma with adverse life experiences such as intergenerational trauma, systemic racism, and substance use, and emphasizes the effects of complex trauma on high-risk and marginalized groups including immigrants, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ youth and families. The curriculum was designed to include the latest evidence and insights in the field while also reflecting the real-life challenges that providers face as well as the geographical, cultural and developmental diversity of children, families, and communities served.

Up to 22 field sites will be added during this final round of trainer-training, with each field site comprised of 4-6 team members. Applications are now being accepted on a rolling basis, with new field sites commencing a 16-month process of trainer-training in January 2025. Field site applications will be considered from a wide variety of organizations, including group therapy practices, community centers, academic institutions, medical centers and training institutes.

Priority state, territory, and metro regions in which we are hoping to recruit fields sites include:

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Dallas/Fort Worth, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands

Freestanding trainers from these geographical regions with demonstrated expertise in the areas of traumatic stress, child and family mental health, juvenile justice or training delivery will be considered for inclusion in the CTTC initiative in the absence of viable field site candidates.

Application deadline is October 18, 2024!

For more information or to learn about becoming a CTTC training field site for your state or region, please contact coordinator@foundationtrust.org.