CRTC 105 Complex Trauma and Disasters: Emotional and Spiritual Care
Dear Colleague: A car accident. A teen suicide. A house fire. A rape. School shootings. Natural disasters. The death of a child. Life is full of crisis situations and trauma events. As caregivers, we are called to be there in those moments… aptly trained to help during life's most difficult situations. In an effort to adequately respond to the needs of people across our nation when a crisis happens, the AACC is expanding her training programs and has developed the NEW Crisis Response and Trauma Care Series. This five part series prepares leaders to come alongside those who are hurting and help properly and adequately respond when a crisis happens. The good news is that God is always in our trouble, and He has no greater plan than to work through His people as a conduit to tell them that He will make a way. If you have meaningful influence in the life of another individual, either as a member of the local police force, ambulance/EMT, nurse, doctor, school teacher, pastor, therapist, or any position that involves the opportunity to provide Godly counsel, wisdom and care in a time of crisis, you can now be recognized for your training. The Best News: Your fifth course, CRTC 105: Complex Trauma and Disasters: Emotional and Spiritual Care, is only $249 (regular tuition $800) until November 25, 2012 Over 60% savings! Join me and thousands of AACC members who will immediately pursue this important and prestigious specialized training leading to the Crisis Response credential. Our goal is to train tens of thousands of individuals all across the nation and around the world. We love being a part of your life!
Blessings, Tim Clinton, Ed.D., LPC, LMFT, BCPPC President, American Association of Christian Counselors
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CRTC 105: Complex Trauma and Disasters: Emotional and Spiritual Care
Course Description When disaster strikes on a major scale, the timely and coordinated mobilization of trauma care and relief is essential. The stages of disaster response and the incident command system are important components to this process. This course reviews both national and international concerns, the complex intricacies of certain types of trauma and loss and the role of faith and spirituality.
Lesson 01: International Helping: Ethics and Cultural Sensitivity by Joshua Straub, Ph.D. and Phil Monroe, Psy.D. Lesson 02: Complicated Issues when Dealing with Complex Trauma: The Role of Crisis Responders by Eric Scalise, Ph.D. Lesson 03: International Issues: Genocide and Related Trauma by Celestin Musekara, Ph.D. Lesson 04: Inner City and Gang Violence by Mark Crear, Ph.D. and Owen Cardwell, D.Min. Lesson 05: Acts of Violence Against the Church and Parachurch by Scott Floyd, Ph.D. Lesson 06: Injury and Loss of Children by Eric Scalise, Ph.D. Lesson 07: A Victim's Experience of Trauma and Appropriate Interventions by Linda Schupp, Ph.D. Lesson 08: The Impact of Disasters on Individuals, Families and Communities by George Everly, Ph.D. Lesson 09: Stages of Response to Disaster by Jennifer Cisney Ellers, M.A. and Michele Louviere, M.Div. Lesson 10: The Nature of Disaster Deployment: Team Coordination and Care by Jennifer Cisney Ellers, M.A. and David Jenkins, Psy.D. Lesson 11: Assessment and Intervention in Disasters by George Everly, Ph.D. Lesson 12: Faith and Spiritual Care for Disaster Victims by Kevin Ellers, D.Min. Lesson 13: The Role of Evangelism in Disaster Response by Kevin Ellers, D.Min. Lesson 14: The Incident Command System: Ethics and Protocol for Disaster Response by Kevin Ellers, D.Min. Lesson 15: Long-term Disaster Recovery: Supporting Communities for Healing by Craig Boden, M.Div., Ed.S., David Jenkins, Psy.D. and Michele Louviere, M.Div.

CRTC World-class Faculty
	Craig Boden, M.Div., is a native of Gadsden, Alabama, and has served in the U.S. Army. He holds a B.S. degree from Auburn University, an M.Div. from Birmingham Theological Seminary, an M.A. in Counseling and Ed.S. in Counseling from the University of Alabama in Birmingham. Craig has served as Assistant Pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Birmingham since 1989. He and his wife, Susan, were married in 1971 and have two children and three grandchildren.
	Owen Cardwell, D.Min., a leader in ministry, social service, and civil rights, has been a pastor for 41 years. He is the founder and current pastor at New Canaan International Church in Richmond, Virginia and the Executive Director of New Jubilee Educational & Family Life Center. Owen is passionate about working with youth, especially children of incarcerated parents. Under his leadership, New Canaan serves as one of the five churches in the nation to sponsor a pilot project called “One Church-Ten Families” that serves families of juvenile offenders.
	Mark Crear, Ph.D., is a two-time Olympian with business and academic accreditation that backs up his engaging and powerful message. He has been around the world presenting motivational keynotes and peak performance workshops to various corporations and organizations at all levels across a variety of industries.
	George Everly, Jr., Ph.D., is is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and is Executive Director of Resiliency Science Institutes at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Training Centers. He is the author of over 20 books including Resilient Leadership: When Failure is Not an Option and the award-winning Resilient Child.
	Jennifer Cisney Ellers, M.A., is director of Professional Relations for the American Association of Christian Counselors. She has worked in the field of Christian counseling since 1994 specializing in issues of grief, crisis, and trauma. Jennifer currently serves as Coordinator for AACC's National Crisis Response Team and is a Trainer through the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.
	Kevin Ellers, D.Min., is the Territorial Disaster Services Coordinator for The Salvation Army in the U.S.A. Central Territory. He is also president of the Institute for Compassionate Care, which is dedicated to education, training and direct care. Kevin serves as faculty for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation and teaches broadly on the topics of Medic First Aid, grief, trauma, disasters, and emotional and spiritual care.
	Scott Floyd, Ph.D., is is Professor of Psychology and Counseling at B.H. Carroll Theological Institute in Arlington, Texas, where he directs the M.A. and Ph.D. counseling programs. In addition to 20 years as a professor, he is a licensed professional counselor/supervisor and licensed marriage and family therapist. Dr. Floyd specializes in crisis and trauma counseling and is author of Crisis Counseling: A Guide for Pastors and Professionals.
	David Jenkins, Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist and serves as Associate Professor of Counseling and the Coordinator of Clinical Training in the Center for Counseling and Family Studies at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. He serves on the Executive Board of the Society for Christian Psychology and as clinical director of the International Board of Christian Counselors for the American Association of Christian Counselors. David has worked extensively with addictive, mood, and anxiety disorders in the context of individual, marital, family, and group therapy.
	Michele Louviere, M.Div., is the director of counseling at the Celebration Hope Center at Celebration Church in New Orleans, where she oversees trauma counseling for a post-Katrina community. Michele has provided multiple trainings for pastors and mental health professionals as they help people recover from the trauma, grief and losses of the Katrina disaster. She is also an expert in working with those who have experienced childhood abuse. Michele is passionate about helping individuals and families experience authentic and lasting freedom in Christ.
	Phil Monroe, Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist and biblical counselor and serves as the director of the MA counseling program at Biblical Seminary in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. He is passionate about both practicing and teaching Biblical counseling, to help people's lives be transformed and give glory to God. Phil has written a number of articles and book chapters and spoken at various conferences, encouraging and equipping counselors in ministering to hurting individuals around the globe.
	Celestin Musekura, Ph.D., is the president and founder of African Leadership And Reconciliation Ministries (ALARM, Inc.), a ministry with 50 fulltime staff in Africa and 4 fulltime staff in the US office whose mission is to train church and community leaders in Burundi, Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia in areas of leadership, conflict resolution, forgiveness and reconciliation. He is an ordained Baptist minister and was born and raised in Rwanda.
	Eric Scalise, Ph.D., is an author, speaker, and Vice President for Professional Development at AACC and the former Dept. Chair for Counseling Programs at Regent University. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 30 years of clinical experience.
	Linda Schupp, Ph.D., Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress, is a nationally and internationally known author and speaker who has trained tens of thousands of people in her seminars. She has provided counseling services to individuals affected by the Oklahoma City bombing and Columbine High School shootings and has authored two bestselling books: Assessing and Treating Trauma and PTSD and Grief: Normal, Complicated Traumatic.
	Joshua Straub, Ph.D. is Executive Pastor of Family Ministries at Woodland Hills Family Church and Executive Director of TwoIgnite. Josh has previously served as a counselor, pastor, administrator, and professor. Josh earned his graduate degrees from Alliance Theological Seminary and Liberty University. He specializes in attachment and Millennial relationship research.Josh is married to his favorite Canadian, Christi.
Become Board Certified in Crisis Response
The Board of Christian Crisis & Trauma Response (BCCTR) is affiliated with the nearly 50,000-member American Association of Christian Counselors and is open to all individuals who identify themselves as Christian crisis responders. The mission of the BCCTR is to provide professional support to Christian crisis responders who serve the Lord by helping those in their time of crisis, trauma and loss. The Crisis Response and Trauma Care (CRTC) Professional Certification offers four Credentials: Board Certified First Responder (Requires CRTC 101 & 102) Board Certified Crisis Response Specialist (Requires all five CRTC courses) Board Certified Crisis Response Chaplain (Requires all five CRTC courses, and must be ordained or licensed as a pastor) Board Certified Crisis Response Therapist (Requires all five CRTC courses, plus master's level training in counseling or related field) Special Notice: If you have completed any of the CISM certification courses, you may be eligible to substitute your training for up to three courses toward the credential. For more information, please call 1-800-526-8673.