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CENTRAL IOWA TRAUMA RECOVERY CENTER

Technical Assistance & Training
CITRC and its team of professionals are committed to elevating the standard of care for all survivors, including those who provide services. We are intentional in our approach of the provision of integrated health care. We know that in order to accomplish this goal, we must change the infrastructure of organizational systems and providers. We must reshape the collective understanding of training and equipping administrative teams to treat the whole person with dignity, integrity and compassion.
Professional Development Opportunities
(Topics can be easily tailored to meet your organizational needs).
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STRATEGIC PLANNING:
LEADERSHIP SERIES
This comprehensive offering is designed to help organizations set priorities, focus energy and resources, strengthen operations, ensure that employees and other stakeholders are working toward common goals, establish agreement around intended outcomes/results, and assess and adjust the organization's direction and response to changing environments.
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ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCE:
LEADERSHIP SERIES
Organizational resilience has been defined as the ability of an organization to anticipate, prepare for, respond and adapt to change. This training will help administrators adopt and employ best practices to deliver organizational improvement and build confidence and competence.
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SECONDARY STRESS &
COMPASSION FATIGUE
Caring for others is mentally, emotionally and physically expensive. This discussion will introduce the concept of secondary traumatic stress and make the connection between chronic exposure to traumatic stress, well-being and job performance.
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TRAUMA RECOVERY: SKILLS FOR DIRECT SERVICE PROFESSIONALS
When something bad happens to another person, do you know what to do? This training will discuss how trauma affects us all and gives direct service providers skills and strategies to provide compassionate and effective response to others that are hurting.
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CRISIS MANAGEMENT:
LEADERSHIP SERIES
All organizations face adversity at some point. Successful organizations understand the importance of a swift coordinated response. This training will help prepare and equip teams to weather the crisis with confidence and diligence.
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HOMICIDE & OTHER VIOLENT CRIME TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
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STRATEGIC PLANNING:
LEADERSHIP SERIES
This comprehensive offering is designed to help organizations set priorities, focus energy and resources, strengthen operations, ensure that employees and other stakeholders are working toward common goals, establish agreement around intended outcomes/results, and assess and adjust the organization's direction and response to changing environments.
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CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS TRAINING & IMPLEMENTATION
Cultural responsiveness is the ability to learn from and relate respectfully with people of your own culture as well as those from other cultures. This multi series training module provides organization with the tools to develop and implement a sustainable a culturally responsive workplace.
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CRISIS INTERVENTION
This training gives professionals responding to the immediate aftermath of a crisis the practical skills to provide effective and meaningful care to survivors of trauma and loss.
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COMPASSIONATE ACCOUNTABILITY: LEADERSHIP SERIES
Compassionate and accountable leadership is understanding where you and your team members are coming from, feeling for yourself and others in a genuine way, and helping you and others to be successful. It can be fierce or gentle as long as there’s a genuine understanding of and caring for what’s needed, an intention to be of benefit, and it results in better outcomes.
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RESPONDING TO GRIEF & LOSS
This training provides information about the experience of grief and loss and provides practical skills for direct service providers that will enhance their response to survivors during the weeks, months and years following a traumatic loss.