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July 2014: Certified Expert Trauma Professional (CETP) online training Price: $2,000 (10% off with early registration!)
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NEW! Fall 2014: Understanding the Angry Brain, Anger Management Certification online training Price: $150.00
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August 15-16: Certified Trauma Professional (CTP, CCTP) 2-day seminar
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NEW! Two-part session! August 22: Understanding the Angry Brain
August 23: Anger Management Certification training
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The Most Recent Certified Professionals
Elizabeth L. M. Acuna
Dianna L. Aideuis
Chris Aivian
Clarence L. Amaral
Patricia Arcaro-Krenitsky
Phyllis Armstrong
Stephen Axford
Gloria Bamberg-Merritt
Lara Barbir
Ivan Barraza
Karen Baumstark
Nutashia Baynes
Constance Bennett, CETP
Isiah Bingham
Mel Bockelman
Sylvia Boden
Jessslyn Bolt
Aldo Botter, CETP
Tricia L. Bowers
Kathy Boyette-Watson
Mavis Bradsher, CETP
Ganley Branch-Vick
Eric Braun
Cayce Brewer
Pamela Brewer
Regina Brian
Lisa Brickner
Brittney Bristow-Murray
Abigail Brockman
Earl Brown
Laura M. Bugay
Lynn E. Cadmus
Carol Calvert
Anthony Cameron
Carol S. Campbell
Mary Candelaria Psy.D.
Thomas Capshew
Kathleen A. Caron
Todd Carter
Teresa Cartwright
Patricia Christansen
Juli Clendenin
Patricia Colombo
Carole A. Corgiat
Kyle Cosentino
Barbara Crumrine
Janice Cunningham
Linda Cunningham
Ruth Marie Cutler
Sandra de Blois
Devon Robertson Decker
Robin DeHaven-Roberts
Lynn DeLaurentis
Audra Lee D'Eliso
Aida Iris Diaz
Marites Dilag
Nancy E. Doolittle
Vickie J. Doughty
Thurman L. Drake
John H. Drake, Jr.
E. Michael Dugan
Tamra Duke
Teresa Easton
Lori Ebel
Thomas B. Efird
Julie Ann Emma Egge
Richard P. Ervin
Lorena Escoriaza
Florian Ezui
Jerry Fennell, CETP
Linda Fentress
Andi Fetzner
Patricia C. Franklin
Marie Fraser
Robert W. Fraser
Tressa French
William A. Fuller
Robert M. Gallagher
Nicole Gemperle, MS, LPC
Mary M. Georgette
Leatha Goar
Viva Goettinger
Lauren Goldstein
Betty Oliver Graves
Douglas Gray
Sara Grier
Pamela A. Groen
Sheila Guinther
Douglas Hahn
Robert Brett Hammond
Margaret Harris
Joan Hart
Sara Hayden
Roger L. Heinrich
Christine Herrera
Karen Hessler
Elizabeth Higgins
Melissa Higgins
Sheila Holly
Jack Horn
Suzzanna L. Howie
Susan Hughston
Carly J. Ikuma
Fanya Jabouin
Alesia Jefferson
Kathryn Jensen
Bernadette Johns
Joseph Johnson
Linda S. Johnson
Anne Marie T. Kahwaty-Bogan
Gale Kelley, CETP
Diane E. Kerrigan
Nicole Klupenger
Nyla Kraemer
Robin Kulesza
Laura Laliberte-Bodner
Julie Laraway, CETP
Trinita Lattimore
Shonda Layton
Teresa Lear
Shannon Lebak
Debra Leggett, CETP
Jane A. Lepak-Jostons, CETP
Laura P. Lewis, Psy.D.
Amy Lohr
Jamie L. Lommel
Natasha Lopez
Belser Louie
Fausta Luchini
Stephen J. Luzar
Joyce L. MacKinstry
Julie Madrid
Julia J. Maitland
Lesley Maledon
Brebda W. Mallery
Andrea Mammen
Onalee Mansor
Connie J. Maple
Celia Marchese, CETP
Kristi L. Marinco
Peter Marsh
Valerie Martin
Ashley Mastro
Su Su Maung
Gail Maurer
Brenda L. McCall
Charla McCall
Donald McCasland
Esther McCleaft
Perry McCool
Kenneth N. McDonnell Jr.
Donalisa McNichols
Sandra A. Messina
Sheila Michaels
Rachel Miley
Alexandria Miller
Dudley B. Miller
Twana Miller
Carol Mitchell-Smith
Jennifer L. Montgomery
Christiana Montminy
Meredith Moore
Terry D. Moore
Sandra M. Morford
Colleen Morgan, Psy.D.
Christopher Morse
Carolyn Morris
Elizabeth Davis Morton
Sanita A. Moulton
Allison M. Moya
Robert Moya
Janice Murakami
Miriam Napolitano-Magaw
Maria Navarro
Nanette Nelson
Jamie Norman
April Norrod
Lisa Noworatzky, CETP
La'Tonya T. Oats
Crista Obermoeller
Susan B. Oldham
Mary Alice Olson
Susan J. O'Neil
Daniel Orozco
Melissa Overton
Pepper Owens
Justine Pagano
Kathleen Pallotta
Nancy Ryba Panza
Ken Pearce, Ph.D.
Kristen Pelfrey
Barri L. Pepe
Marisa G. Pineda
Magalie Piou-Brewer
Henry Pittman
Chardonnay Poole, CETP
April Pratt
Lona Praytor, CETP
Catalina Prebisch
Michele Preuss
Jennifer Rainey
Jillian (Krystal) Rains
John Rametta
Gary Randle
Terry Ransom-Flint, Ph.D.
April Rectanus
Clarice Redmond
Kimberly Reyes
Robert Rhoton, CETP
Julie M. Richards-Campbell
Tamara Richardson, CETP
David L. Robinson
Gena L. Robinson
Diana Rodriguez
Tammy Rodriguez, CETP
Donara Rudman
Rochelle Rulli-Perrotta
Garlena Rumsey
Landen Saffles
Annia Salas
Teresa Samuel
Amy C. Sanders
Annette Sarcinelli
Beverly D. Schaefgen
Dale W. Schauer
Connie A. Schultz
Pamela Schultz
Margaret Scofield
Karen Seales
Audrey Seaton-Bacon
Shelley Sehorn
Tracy L. Selby
Linda Semrau
Paul Silverman
Jean Marie Snow
Belinda Snowden
Elizabeth Soukup -Taylor
Jennifer Spencer
Cindy Spelta
Michel R. Stamper
Cathlyn Stansiter
Mary Statum
Vaughn E. Stimbert
Hisae Tadaka
Barbara Tamayo, CETP
Kim Tate
Kelly J. Teachout
C. Keith Tenpenny
John Thomas Terrence
Barbara Marie Thomas
Catherine Thomas
Richard Thomas
Debra-Ann Thompson
Laura Thompson
Jeanne L. Tilseth
Corie Todd
Mandana Toosi
Claire Towle
Catherine Towson
Kimberlee Van Burch
Kirkland Vaughans
Karla R. Ver Meer
Maria L. Verdeja
Audrey Vincent
Kathleen J. Wagner, CETP
Laura Wagner, CETP
Mark B. Walker
Crystal Waters
Ora Watson
Rosemonde Webb
Cara L. Wecht
Joan Weidling
Chelsea Weinsten
Michelle Weiser
Jane West
Christine L. Wilkens
Lavonice Williams
Michael Williams
Pamela J. Williams
Lisa Wilmot
Lori L. Wilson
Radie Wilson
Kathleen M. Wise
Patricia Wood
Cheryl Woodcock
Bethany L. Woznikaitis
Jason R. Yadley
Heather L. Yasolsky
Christopher Yinkey
Janice L. Young
Rachael Yudt
Barry Zabielinski
Cassandra Zeiler
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International Association of
Trauma Professionals (IATP, LLC)
5104 N. Lockwood Ridge Rd.
Suite 201 Sarasota, FL 34234 (941) 724-1026
www.traumapro.net
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As of January 2014, IATP has changed its name and status to IATP, LLC
IATP, LLC is pleased to announce our next phase of training! We are offering multiple classes as online distance learning and certification. We are proud to announce that, beginning in July and continuing through 2014, we will be offering the following trainings in this new (for us) online format:
* Sex Offender Treatment Professional training and certification
* Understanding the Angry Brain and Anger Management training and certification
* Clinical Trauma Professional training and certification
Additionally, we will be offering the following live trainings in Sarasota, FL:
* Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, August 15-16
* Understanding the Angry Brain and Anger Management Certification, August 22-23
Applications and fees for all of these trainings are posted on the Training page of our website.
Our second online
Certified Expert Trauma Professional training will begin in July, and we are now accepting applica-tions - these seats are limited. Please apply or this class through our website Training page.
It is our passion to provide the highest quality training and certifications to professionals throug-hout the world. As clinicians become aware of the importance of expanding their clinical skills and understanding of trauma, and as more trauma specialties develop, we will continue to provide the best training using the most qualified and interesting instructors.
We are also in the process of developing trainings about working with children and trauma, working with families and trauma, and trauma supervision. Please contact us and let us know what other train-ings you would like us to develop.
Mike Dubi, President
If you would like to submit an article for this newsletter for our consideration, please contact
dubi@traumapro.net. Please include your complete contact information. Please note, we reserve editorial license.
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Member Profile:
Gale Kelley, Ed.D., LMHC, CETP

Gale Kelley, Ed.D., LMHC, CETP is the Clinical Director of the Child Protection Center in Sarasota, FL where she has worked since 2007. She has been practicing psychotherapy for more than ten years and is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor, a Certified Expert Trauma Professional, a National Board Certified Counselor, and a Qualified Supervisor for Mental Health Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy.
Gale is the founder of Trauma Treatment and Mental Health Services which provides individual and family therapy, clinical testing and comp-rehensive assessments, consultation, and program development and evaluation. She has clinical experience with geriatrics, adults, mentally ill, developmentally challenged, substance abuse, family violence, marital conflict, and family dynamic issues.
Over the course of her career, Gale has provide individual, family, group psychotherapy, and psycho-educational services to more than 500 traumatized children, adolescents, and their family members. She is specialized to treat issues related to sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, neglect, and other trauma-related difficulties.
Gale is affiliated with the American Counseling Association, the American Mental Health Couns-elors Association, the Association of Creativity in Counseling, the National Board for Certified Counselors, the International Association of Trauma Professionals, and the Florida Counseling Association.
Gale has presented trainings/workshops with the Florida Counseling Association (FCA) Conven-tion, the Seminole County Child Protection Confe-rence, and the Traumatology Symposium - Argosy University. She has developed and implemented Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Title II Grants Programs. Gale's current research focuses on developing techniques and interventions that target the very youngest trauma survivors.
Editor's Note: An interesting fact about Gale is that she is an expert puppeteer. In fact, in her doctoral dissertation, she studied the use of puppetry as a clinical intervention with traumatized children.
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Caregivers for Man's Best Friend
Tracy Zaparanick, PhD, LCSW
"You don't have to kill your clients..." Moment of silence.
Everyone there knows that what she said was true, including us. We're in one of Alabama's animal shelters. The room is filled with those who work there - they are dedicated and passionate about their work. They love animals. The front desk personnel, adoption specialists, kennel personnel, euthanasia technicians, administrative staff, and animal control officers, and us, three mental health professionals who were there to learn about their work experiences. As a mental health professional, how do you respond? The opportunity to investigate compassion fatigue with those who care for man's best friend and other non-human animals came when I filled the Health Care Professional position at Tuskegee University's School of Veterinary Medicine. The veterinary school had just created the Center for the Study of Human-Animal Interdependent Relationships. My job was to educate and conduct research around human animal relationships. Prior to my move there I learned about compassion fatigue from Dr. Figley's ground-breaking book on this topic. In order to acclimate to this work environment, I spent time with the veterinary faculty, students, staff, and those who worked in the animal sheltering environment. Over time I began to notice similarities between those who worked in the non-human animal health care clinics and those who worked in the human health care settings. They looked and sounded like clinicians I knew who were experiencing compassion fatigue, including myself.
After recognizing the compassion fatigue signs and symptoms in those who care for non-human animals, a new area of research began. Through the generosity of The Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust, a KeyBank Trust, research funds were extended to Dr. Eric Gentry and myself. There were two phases of this study. The first phase consisted of interviewing animal sheltering personnel and veterinary care professionals to learn more about the personal and professional impact of their work. Based upon the gathered information, we modified established compassion fatigue instruments to tailor the needs/experiences for this audience. The second phase of this study collected data from others who worked in the same environments (veterinary and animal shelter) through the completion of the aforementioned revised instruments. A second grant was awarded to investigate a clinical intervention for this population. This clinical intervention was the Accelerated Recovery Program (Gentry & Baranowsky, 1998).
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The relationship between child sexual abuse (CSA), child abuse survivors (AAS) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other behavioral characteristics among adults at a community mental health center
"To live is to suffer. To survive is to find meaning in suffering." Freidrich Nietzsche
In 2012, the National Children's Alliance reported child sexual abuse (CSA) as the most frequent abuse act subjected to children. Out of 197,902 cases, 49,155 were sexual abuse. The preceding order consisted of: physical abuse (17,531), negl-ect (14,630), and witness to violence (8,507). Early experiences in infancy, childhood, and adol-escence are amongst the important determinants of which developmental pathway an individual will follow. Epidemiological and clinical studies have explored prevalence rates of traumatic experiences along with the impact of early trauma on a person's life. Clinical impressions associated with early childhood trauma present a wide array of symptoms and diagnostic manifestations.
Specifically, child sexual abuse can cause children adverse complications in adulthood. Maltreated children may develop maladaptive representations of self and others in context of how they create meaning to situations that occur in their lives. Most adult survivors of childhood abuse present with maladaptive behavioral patterns that require clinical intervention and treatment.
In adult clinical samples, PTSD has been identified as the most occurring disorder associated with a history of childhood abuse. The literature reports relationship between childhood abuse and a var-iety of long- term psychological problems includ-ing PTSD. However not all traumatic experiences impact individuals the same. Developing sym-ptoms of psychopathology is not universal among survivors of childhood trauma. This brief article is to examine the relationship between adult survi-vors of CSA and adult survivors of (AAS) in relation to posttraumatic stress disorder and behavioral characteristics within a community mental health center.
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Lessons Learned in the School of Life
D. L. Spurlin, D.Min., Ph.D., CPC, LCPCAC
I have always taught my students, whether college students, interns, or volunteers, that no one is immune to trauma. Equally true is the fact that trauma is personal-no two people respond to trauma in exactly the same way. Even the same incident can evoke varying responses in those enduring it. Because of that, any one addressing clients or patients in the aftermath of a traumatic event has to be flexible. People in trauma often cannot be "pigeon-holed". I came by my flexibility by way of personal life experience.
I grew up a third-culture kid. In my father's career service with the military, Uncle Sam moved our family almost annually. Now, for a child, changing schools two or three times in a school year can be traumatizing. The new kid always has to prove himself, and often becomes the target of bullying. Such was my case. One such move took our family to an area where gangs were a problem. School was a constant battle ground. I lived in constant fear of my safety and well-being.
At seventeen, I made my first and only attempt at suicide. I guess the fact that I am writing about it forty years later is proof I did not succeed!
In 1982, I was diagnosed with a renal disease, considered at that time to be terminal. My wife and I walked through my impending death together, making all the necessary arrangements for my departure. By divine intervention, after a year of ineffective dialysis, and through the ever changing miracles of modern medicine, I received a transplant. I am in my thirty-second year as a survivor.
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A Journey into the Mind/Body Connect For Treating Trauma Part II
Susan Intemann, M.A., LPC, BCIA-C
The word "biofeedback" was coined in the late 1960s. Simply put, Biofeedback is a treatment technique in which people are trained to improve their health by using signals from their own bodies. Chances are pretty high that you have used biofeedback yourself. Have you ever taken your temperature or stepped on a scale? What does the thermometer tell you ? Whether you're running a fever or whether you've gained weight, they both "feedback" information about your body's condition. Once you have this information, you can take steps you've learned to improve the condition. When you're running a fever, more than likely you go to bed and drink plenty of fluids. When you've gained weight, you may resolve to eat less or exercise.
Biofeedback uses physiological monitoring and feedback to let the patient develop awareness of, and learn to influence, bodily processes, such as muscle tension, heart rhythms, GSR and temperature. Various kinds of biofeedback units are used to read the physiological signals. Those signals are then translated into visual or auditory information. For example, the patient may see a graph on a computer screen that displays changes over time in their heart rate variability. Patients can be taught to change the pattern of their heart beats. They also become consciously aware of what internal cues are associated with changes in the feedback signal, and over time, they become their own biofeedback device, so to speak. Using the biofeedback monitoring units is very helpful at the beginning of treatment, but later on, the patient typically does not need it to achieve benefits.
As therapists we know that stressful events produce strong emotions, which produce certain physical responses. For every emotion we have a physiological response. Many of these responses are controlled by the sympathetic nervous system, the network of nerve tissues that helps prepare the body to meet emergencies by "flight or fight."
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