Be a Trainer
The Trauma Care Institute (TCI), a program of Trauma Support Services, provides high-quality, trauma-informed education to professionals and communities throughout Texas. Our goal is to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and resilience of those who serve individuals and communities impacted by trauma.
Throughout the year, TCI partners with experienced professionals, subject matter experts, and individuals with relevant lived and professional expertise to provide free, low-cost, and specialty training opportunities for a multidisciplinary audience that includes mental health professionals, victim advocates, social service providers, criminal justice professionals, first responders, and other community partners.
Share Your Expertise with TCI
We are always interested in connecting with knowledgeable and engaging trainers who can bring relevant, practical, and evidence-informed education to our learning community. We welcome proposals for live webinars, in-person trainings, and other educational opportunities in the following areas:
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Topics
Training related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and the professionals and systems that respond to these crimes. Topics may also address underserved populations, trauma-informed response, victim safety, offender accountability, vicarious trauma, and resilience.
Office of the Governor (OAG/OVAG) & Victim Services Topics
Training that strengthens services for victims of crime and the professionals who serve them, including trauma-informed advocacy, crisis intervention, victim-centered practices, cultural responsiveness, professional wellness, and emerging issues in victim services.
Trauma & Trauma-Informed Practice
We also welcome proposals addressing trauma and its impact beyond our grant-funded focus areas. Topics may include trauma-informed care, complex trauma, grief and loss, human trafficking, child and adolescent trauma, first responder wellness, secondary traumatic stress, resilience, leadership, clinical practice, and other emerging or specialized areas related to trauma.
We especially value proposals that are practical, engaging, inclusive, and grounded in current research, professional practice, or meaningful subject-matter expertise. Presentations should provide participants with knowledge and tools they can apply in their work and communities.
Interested in Training with TCI?
We invite you to submit a presentation proposal for consideration. Submission of a proposal does not guarantee selection, and training opportunities are determined based on program needs, funding requirements, audience relevance, and availability.
Thank you for your interest in partnering with the Trauma Care Institute to help build more informed, responsive, and trauma-informed communities.