Advance your expertise in trauma-informed, resilience-focused care

Our certification paths offer tailored, self-paced online courses to fit your professional needs and schedule and practical tools you can immediately use.

Acquire skills and tools to make a difference

Our trauma and resilience specialist certifications will enhance your understanding of trauma’s impact on youth and communities, positively contributing to the experiences and paths of countless individuals.

Over 3,000 schools and agencies across North America and thousands of child-caring professionals worldwide have been trained and certified in our innovative approach to healing trauma and building resilience.

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Features & Benefits

  • Online, self-paced courses accommodate your schedule and goals
  • Three certification path options with tailored learning based on your professional needs
  • Gain expertise in addressing trauma and resilience
  • Acquire practical tools and strategies to provide vital support
  • Achieve recognition as a professional who specializes in the field of trauma and resilience
  • Discover additional professional learning and growth opportunities
  • Qualifies for Continuing Education credits
“The knowledge I gained through 10 Steps to Create a Trauma-informed, Resilient School helped me more than I realized. I’m convinced now more than ever that the information I gained from 10 Steps was priceless, because it gave me the knowledge, tools and the “words” needed to give a family hope!”
Starr Certified Trauma and Resilience Specialist in Education

Flexible Certification Pathways

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Education

For K-12 educators, administrators, and anyone who works in education. This certification is for people who work with students and make decisions about students and their caregivers.

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Early Childhood

For anyone working with pre-K children such as preschool educators and other interdisciplinary professionals, childcare specialists, childcare center directors, teacher’s assistants, or administrative assistants.

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Clinical

For social workers, counselors, therapists, psychologists, health care providers, criminal justice professionals, and any direct service provider who works with children.

Continuing Education Credits

These certifications are available in person or online. Continuing education credits are available for an additional cost of $60. 12 Social Work and/or 12 Educator continuing education credits are offered in partnership with Grand Valley State University, authorized by Administrative Rule 338.2963 to award Michigan social work continuing education contact hours, and authorized by the Michigan Department of Education to award State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs).

Starr Commonwealth has been authorized by two additional professional continuing education governing bodies: (1) National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) and (2) Texas Education Agency (TEA) for educators residing in Texas. For NBCC, Starr Commonwealth is an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5768, to offer 12 continuing education credits to Certified Counselors. For TEA, Starr Commonwealth is an approved Continuing Education Provider (CPE) No. 902637, to offer 12 continuing education credits to Texas educators. Starr Commonwealth is solely responsible for administering NBCC and TEA credit.