TREC Releases New Course for Medical and Healthcare Professionals!
Healthcare workers have faced significant challenges since the start of this decade, and many of the complexities and pressures remain evident in their daily work. In response to the needs gap for additional support, TREC has adapted its foundational professional training program to help healthcare professionals build trauma resilience. From front desk reception to surgical teams, gaining an understanding of trauma’s impact will strengthen their personal resilience and help to build trusting relationships with those in their care.
The Trauma-Resilient Healthcare Professional Certification is designed for medical and healthcare professionals, social workers, and mental health providers. It offers science-based action plans to address trauma, gain cultural insights, and practice self-care, among many other valuable skills.
This course is accessible online anytime with opportunities to earn CEUs through UC San Diego’s College of Extended Studies. Please share with someone you know in the medical or healthcare industry who could benefit from becoming trauma-resilient!
TREC SUCCESS: EXPANDING OUR REACH
South Carolina's Department of Social Services has adopted the TREC Parenting Course for Foster Parent Training!
By Dana Brown
An exciting collaboration has formed with South Carolina’s Department of Social Services (SC DSS) and TREC!
This new partnership was formed following the introduction of Craig Beswick and Dana Brown to Anna Skipper, Training Director, Foster, Adoptive Parent, and Kinship Caregiver with South Carolina’s Department of Social Services. Robyn Hussa Farrell, CEO of Resiliency Technologies, introduced TREC to SC DSS after providing evidence-based parent mental health literacy and resiliency training for five years,
“We felt TREC’s model could be a wonderful addition to the SC DSS training program, as it is one of the most comprehensive we have seen in the field thus far.”
— Robyn Hussa Farrell, CEO of Resiliency Technology
Anna highlighted the fact that their parents are mandated to have completed fifteen hours annually of professional development. With the recent launch of TREC’s no-cost Trauma-Resiilient Parent Certification, everyone met to dialogue about collaborative opportunities where parents can benefit from a tested methodology that supports their ability to provide care to vulnerable youth.
“I am excited about the partnership and being able to offer this training to the foster, adoptive, and kinship caregivers in SC. The training’s engaging activities assist caregivers with working through scenarios to practice using what they have learned during the session.”
— Anna Skipper, Training Director for South Carolina Foster Parents
The program is off to an impressive start! In the first 12 days from the launch, TREC had already certified 11 parents/guardians in South Carolina.
Note: the Trauma-Resilient Parenting Course is available to anyone at no cost. Please access the course with the link below and share it with a friend!
The Diego Valley East Charter School in El Cajon, California, is now a TREC Trauma-Resilient Accredited Organization!
Over a decade ago, we saw the birth of TREC at Diego Valley East Charter School (DVE) in El Cajon, CA. On Wednesday, May 29, 2024, DVE staff and students celebrated their TREC Accreditation as a Trauma-Resilient Organization!
TREC pioneer Craig Beswick was the first Principal of Diego Valley East! He shared his personal and professional journey and evolution within the educational network, which added a personal touch to the event. Craig emphasized the dedication and passion of those involved in the process with every staff member at DVE and reflected on how the event was an uplifting, full-circle moment.
Principal Lisa Youngflesh said, “TREC has been an awesome opportunity for our staff. We have a very passionate staff who cares deeply for students, and TREC has just given us more tools to be able to work with our students, feel more competent in being able to help our students with the
trauma that they have dealt with in their lives. Our TREC training and our TREC discussions and the tools that we have used have just helped our staff feel more confident in working and supporting the students that we have at our school.”
Speaking from her heart, Hannah Laney was interviewed following the party and reflected on what TREC means to her, “We’ve been going through the trainings for a couple of years now and it has been wonderful. I was just reflecting on it this morning. When those trainings first started, I remember learning about the ACEs and just realizing, from my own self to start with, wow, we do have some trauma and it does affect everything we do. And, of course, it’s going to affect our students on a day-to-day basis and their ability to receive a quality education. And so the more trainings we went through, the more I learned about it, the more informed we all became on how to identify with our students, allow them to empty the cup, but again still hold the high expectations and keep them on that road towards graduation.”