TRN CONFERENCE Session 107 Follow Up With Your Primary Care Provider…Opportunities for EMDR in Primary Care with Integrated Behavioral Health Summary: As specialty care becomes more difficult to access, most patients and families arrive in the clinic of their primary care provider with trauma-related symptomatology following single and chronic traumatic events and are in need […]
TRN CONFERENCE Session 202 Research on Low-Intensity Flash Technique Trauma Intervention by Pre-licensed Student-clinicians. Summary: Currently, there are millions of people displaced and traumatized by military conflicts and there are not enough psychotherapists to offer individual trauma intervention. EMDR group therapy is a proven low-intensity trauma intervention in which one therapist, assisted by less experienced […]
2023 TRN CONFERENCE Session 203 Backing the Line: Strategies for Assisting First Responders In Your Communities Summary: Offering Trauma Recovery Network (TRN) or individual services to first responder communities can be challenging due to their reluctance to trust outside resources, yet ongoing exposure to trauma compromises their health, relationships, and judgement in the field. The […]
TRN CONFERENCE Session 204 Ethical Considerations for Disaster Mental Health Response Summary: In order to increase confidence and competence in mental health disaster response, we will discuss the ethical considerations for mental health counselors in disaster response situations. We will discuss topics of confidentiality, informed consent, and navigating disaster situations and how those differ from […]
2023 TRN CONFERENCE Session 101 Panel Discussion: Part 1: Understanding the Clinical, Technical, and Policy Implications of Disaster Relief Part 2: Hap Hazards: The Challenges and Rewards of Being a HAP Volunteer Summary: Disaster recovery is a complex process entailing social, political, economic and psychological aspects. Each of these interconnected aspects implicates many stakeholders, often […]
TRN CONFERENCE Session 201 Capacity Building: Trajectory in Asia and Community Preparation & Planning for Disaster Response with EMDR Therapy in Parts of Asia Summary: This presentation will cover the capacity building of Asian mental health professionals in EMDR therapy and the initiatives taken for large-scale disaster responses. EMDR therapy trainings started soon after its […]
ABOUT US About Trauma Recovery, EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs (Trauma Recovery/HAP) is increasing the use of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapies to treat trauma victims worldwide by expanding access to EMDR trained professionals. Trauma Recovery/ HAP trains and supports mental health professionals through SAMHSA approved EMDR and specialty workshops and the formation of […]
TRAINING Scholarship Fund The purpose of the Scholarship Fund is to provide scholarships to master’s level (or higher) students that are interested in working in Community Mental Health. Trauma Recovery/HAP will award approximately twenty (20) scholarships per calendar year. The scholarship application process will run two times per year, in June and in December, with ten (10) […]
The Trauma Recovery Network (TRN) grew out of the HAP tradition to bring mental health clinicians with evidence-based therapy to the scene of disasters. Over time and with experience, a comprehensive program of preparation, mitigation, rescue, and response has been developed so that hundreds of skilled volunteer clinicians can serve their communities affected by disasters. This year has been […]
CONFERENCE Building Community Response and Recovery: Recap of the 2023 Trauma Recovery Network Conference The 2023 Trauma Recovery Network Conference, held April 21 and 22 in Garden Grove, CA, was a resounding success, thanks to the collective efforts of our dedicated organizers, passionate speakers, generous sponsors and engaged participants. With the theme “Building Community Response […]