NOTICE: This event is at capacity. Please register and you will be added to the waiting list. If any spaces open up we will notify you as soon as possible. Also, keep an eye out for a virtual option of this training that we’ll be announcing soon…

Free Trauma and Resilience Specialist Certification Training in Battle Creek

Earn your Clinical Trauma and Resilience Specialist Certification (CTRS-C) through this no-cost, two-day training (typically a $500 certification), offered in partnership with Grand Valley State University. You’ll gain hands-on strategies and structured tools to better understand trauma and respond effectively in real-world situations.

  • Earn CEUs + professional certification
  • In-person (Battle Creek)
  • Designed for professionals in Southwest Michigan

May 8th and 15th
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
GVSU at the
Battle Creek Innovation Hub


What You’ll Gain…

Understand how trauma impacts the brain, behavior, and relationships

Learn how to use the SITCAP® model to assess and respond to trauma in children and adolescents

Build skills to help individuals regulate emotions and reduce trauma-driven behaviors

Gain practical, easy-to-implement interventions you can use right away in clinical, healthcare, or community settings

This training is ideal for professionals who support youth and families, including:

  • Social workers & case managers
  • Clinicians & behavioral health professionals
  • Nurses & healthcare providers
  • Healthcare administrators
  • Foster parents & caregivers
  • Youth-serving professionals
  • Nonprofits, afterschool programs, community organizations
  • Higher education students pursuing degrees in social work, psychology, counseling, nursing, or related fields