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Programs Of The Psychological Trauma Center

The center offers programs to help children, parents, educators, administrators, and other proffesionals.

BIG IDEAS

The Psychological Trauma Center's BIG IDEAS program is an elementary classroom teacher's manual that provides support and instruction to educators following a traumatic event. Click here to learn more.

Violence Response: Helping Children Learn/Share and Care Program

A school-based project that identifies and treats children who are at-risk emotionally and academically due to being the direct or indirect victims of a violent or traumatic situation. Click here to learn more.

Proactive Training Program

An in-service training to teachers and other personnel to enable them to meet the needs of the school community following a traumatic event. Training focuses on the identification of traumatized students, specific techniques to be used in the classroom following a traumatic event and tools to help other teachers and parents help their children and themselves. Contact us for more information.

Crisis Intervention/Consultation Program

The Psychological Trauma Center's Crisis Intervention program staff provides free, on-site, crisis intervention and consultation to children, teachers, administrators and parents after a crisis. Click here to learn more.