Center for Trauma and Resiliency Studies
Training and deploying mental-health responders to the world’s hardest places.
Since 2016, CTRS has prepared clinicians, students, alumni, and community professionals to respond to trauma — in disaster zones, with survivors of human trafficking, with refugee populations, and in everyday clinical work. Certifications are recognized by the VA, FEMA, and VOAD.
What we do
Training & certification
Five-tier trauma certification ladder in partnership with the Green Cross Academy for Traumatology, recognized by VA, FEMA, and VOAD.
Research
Active research on human-trafficking survivors, Syrian refugee training, and compassion fatigue intervention — using a Christian treatment model.
Response team
A standing mental-health response team that deploys to disasters and crises, supports first responders, and treats survivors.
A global footprint.
CTRS has worked with survivors of human trafficking on a five-year longitudinal study, trained professionals serving Syrian refugees, and deployed response-team members to natural and man-made disasters across the United States. The work is humanitarian, clinical, and explicitly grounded in a Christian understanding of suffering and healing.
See the global workRecognized by
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD)
CTRS partners with the Green Cross Academy for Traumatology.
Certification ladder
Five tiers from foundational education to master-level supervision. Each tier builds on the previous; trainees move through at their own pace.
Compassion Fatigue Educator
Foundational training in compassion fatigue prevention and recovery.
Compassion Fatigue Therapist
Clinical-level training in treating compassion fatigue.
Field Traumatologist
Field-deployable trauma response and acute crisis intervention.
Certified (Clinical) Traumatologist
Recognized by VA, FEMA, VOAD. Clinical-level trauma treatment.
Master Traumatologist
Highest tier — supervisory and training capacity.
Four ways to engage
CTRS welcomes students seeking trauma training, professionals pursuing certification, organizations seeking partnership, and donors who want to fund the response team.
Train with us
Trauma certifications open to clinicians, students, and community professionals.
Partner with us
Organizations engaged in trauma work, disaster response, or refugee services.
Stay in the loop
Join the CCMMP community at ccmmp.com to follow CTRS deployments, training opportunities, and field updates.
Request info
Talk to admissions about trauma-focused programs and certifications.