License the Trauma Recovery Certification Program®

A field-ready, ethical, real-time trauma recovery standard for disaster organizations

Your teams are carrying more than logistics. They’re carrying nervous systems - survivors’, partners’, and their own.

The Trauma Recovery Certification Program® is a 16-week virtual curriculum that trains and certifies service providers to facilitate trauma recovery in real time using a clear four-phase methodology:

  • Rescue: establish immediate safety and regulation

  • Recovery: build capacity and begin gentle processing

  • Reconstruction: shift patterns, meaning-making, and agency

  • Evolution: integrate transformation into leadership, relationships, and daily life

Licensing allows your organization to train internal staff and volunteers in cohorts - building a shared, repeatable approach to stabilization, decision-making under stress, and trauma-informed service delivery.

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MISSION

To be the national standard for trauma recovery for service providers - equipping practitioners and organizations with a clear, ethical, real-time framework that restores safety, strengthens resilience, and supports measurable, lasting transformation.


WHAT YOUR ORGANIZATION GAINS

Certifying your staff and volunteers builds a shared, field-ready approach to supporting people impacted by crisis - while also protecting the wellbeing and performance of your team.

Who Licensing Is For

This program is designed for organizations that want staff and volunteers to become Certified Trauma Recovery Practitioners® and integrate real-time trauma recovery tools into existing work.

It is ideal for:

  • Disaster aid and recovery professionals supporting individuals, families, and communities after crisis events

  • Business owners and leaders who want to expand their skillset and offer trauma recovery support within their services or client work

This is not a foundational coaching program. Participants are expected to already have core helping-professional skills (holding space, active listening, asking effective questions, and maintaining appropriate boundaries).


What Your Organization Gains

Certifying your staff and volunteers builds a shared, field-ready approach to supporting people impacted by crisis - while also protecting the wellbeing and performance of your team.

Operational Benefits

  • Consistent, organization-wide approach: a common trauma recovery language and toolset across programs, sites, and roles
  • Stronger service delivery in high-stress environments: staff can stabilize, reduce overwhelm, and support recovery during ongoing uncertainty
  • Improved client engagement and follow-through: trauma-informed interactions that increase trust, reduce escalation, and improve participation in services
  • Fewer preventable conflicts and incidents: practical tools for de-escalation, grounding, and decision-making under pressure
  • Faster onboarding and replication: a structured curriculum that can be deployed cohort-by-cohort to scale capacity

Long-Term Capacity Building

  • 12 months of ongoing support: monthly community Q&A calls and a practitioner community to troubleshoot real-world scenarios
  • Annual renewal option: keeps skills current and maintains alignment with ethical standards and best practices

People & Culture Benefits

  • Reduced burnout and secondary trauma: self-regulation practices and boundaries that support sustainability in the work
  • Higher retention and morale: teams feel more equipped, supported, and confident in difficult situations
  • Healthier team dynamics: shared tools for communication, emotional regulation, and recovery after critical incidents

Risk, Safety, & Credibility Benefits

  • Clear ethical scope and safety protocols: defined boundaries, referral guidance, and appropriate use standards for non-clinical settings
  • Stronger duty-of-care posture: demonstrates investment in staff wellbeing and responsible service delivery
  • Credentialed practitioners + verification: certified title, badge/logo usage, and directory listing to support credibility with partners, funders, and communities



What Makes This Different (The Gaps We Fill)

Across helping professions, trauma recovery is often taught through disconnected frameworks, inconsistent language, and uneven levels of practical skill-building.

The Trauma Recovery Certification Program® was built to become a clear, repeatable standard:

  • A shared methodology (four phases)

  • A shared toolset (10 trauma recovery tools)

  • A shared ethical scope (safety, referral guidance, and boundaries)

And unlike theory-heavy training, this program is designed for real-time application - repeatable actions your staff can use in the field.


Program Format

What Your Cohort Will Experience:

  • Typical cohort size: 15–150 participants
  • Time commitment: ~2 hours/week for 16 weeks, plus up to 4 hours for capstone project
  • Total training time: ~36 hours over 4 months

Education:

  • Orientation + 16 modules (video-based teaching, transcripts, handouts, expectations)
  • 16 quizzes (knowledge checks to confirm comprehension and readiness)
  • 16 weekly live virtual facilitation sessions (60 minutes each; Q&A, guided practice, role plays)
  • Capstone project: two written case studies reviewed with a standardized rubric (pass/revise)

Certification:

Graduates may: 

  • Use the Certified Trauma Recovery Practitioner® credential (within scope and ethical guidelines)
  • Display the certification badge and approved logo
  • Be listed in the official practitioner directory (verification + visibility)
  • Use approved trauma recovery tool PDF handouts with individuals and groups

Certification is not transferable - graduates may not certify, train, or credential others. 

Renewal: Certification is maintained through an annual renewal process (additional fee) to keep credentials current and reinforce ethical scope and continuing learning.

The 10 Trauma Recovery Tools Your Team Will Learn

  • 5-4-3-2-1 Senses Inventory
  • 90-Second Reset Technique
  • Quick Self-Assessment Checklist
  • Morning Mental Weather Report
  • Three-Column Decision Matrix
  • Energy Management Grid
  • Neural Pathway Integration
  • Intuitive Response Protocol
  • Adaptive Transformation Grid
  • EMDR Flash Technique
      

Scope, Safety, & Ethical Use

This is an educational and skills-based training program. It does not replace therapy, medical care, or clinical mental health treatment. Participants are expected to follow scope, safety, and referral guidelines, including informed consent and appropriate pacing.

What Your License Includes

Licensing gives your organization the right to deliver the Trauma Recovery Certification curriculum to your staff or volunteers in cohorts using Emma M. Churchman LLC’s proprietary framework and tools, with a clear pathway for participants to complete training and earn certification

Curriculum
Access

  • Online member space access (Orientation + 16 modules)
  • Video teachings and demonstrations with quizzes to integrate learning
  • Downloadable worksheets, tools, and participant resources
  • Lifetime access to the online member site

Live
Facilitation

  • 16 weekly 60-minute Zoom facilitation sessions for each cohort (Q&A, guided practice, role plays)
  • Optional delivery format: 16-week cadence or 2-day intensive (8 hours/day,  when offered and contracted)
  • In-person delivery available by contract (additional fee)

Certification
System

  • Quizzes/knowledge checks
  • Skills demonstrations (role plays)
  • Capstone submission: two written case studies scored with a standardized rubric
  • Certificate issuance upon completion + certification logo for graduate use

Post-Certification Support (12 mos) 

  • 12-month certification term + license to use the Certified Trauma Recovery Practitioner® title
  • Private member space access (badge, updated resources, continuing education materials)
  • Monthly group Q&A support calls hosted by Emma Churchman
  • Community forum accessOnline directory listing
  • Certified logo usage rights for the duration of the certification term

What Our Partners Say

"Our organization participated in this program after seeing how unrecognized trauma-response activation can create real setbacks in relationship management. We’ve gained daily validation and confidence in acknowledging trauma responses and improving because of that awareness. We recommend this program to any disaster-response professional working in response and/or recovery who wants to broaden their ability to support partners and survivors impacted by disaster - exponentially."


“After deployments, our organization saw how hard it can be to come home and release the trauma absorbed in the field - especially as disasters grow larger and the health impact accumulates. The Certification program gave our team practical regulation tools we now use consistently, helping us slow down, refocus, and recover faster. We’ve developed clearer boundaries and quicker stabilization. We recommend this program to any disaster-response professional who works with survivors - or is a survivor - who wants to manage triggers quickly and stay present with those they serve.”


How Licensing Works

The Trauma Recovery Certification Program® may be licensed by corporations and nonprofit/disaster-response organizations.

Tiered Pricing

Seats are purchased and delivered in cohorts. Each participant must be assigned to a cohort to receive the full training experience, including the 16 live facilitation sessions.

  • Based on organization type:
    For-Profit vs Non-Profit/Disaster Organization
  • Minimum Purchase: 15 seats per cohort
  • Maximum Purchase: No maximum. Purchase additional cohorts as needed.
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Post-Certification
Specialized Trainings

Optional video-only trainings designed to deepen skill and expand application into specific populations and settings.
Available for an additional fee.

  • Disaster Aid & Recovery
  • The Spiritual Dimensions of Trauma Recovery
  • Trauma Recovery for Children and Families
  • Trauma Recovery for Couples
  • Expand Your Business with Trauma Recovery Certification
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Ready to Explore Licensing?

Next Steps:

  • Complete the licensing application
  • Schedule a consultation call (calendar link will be given after application is completed)
  • Review the Trauma Recovery Licensing Information Guide (provided after you apply)
  • Meet with a team member in a 30-minute consultation call to get your questions answered and discuss pricing
  • Review tiered pricing options after your consultation
  • Contracting + invoice + participant onboarding
  • Begin Orientation and start Module 1 with your first live facilitation session
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Frequently Asked Questions

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What company is delivering the training?

Emma M. Churchman LLC is a woman-owned LLC, certified as a Women's Business Enterprise by WBENC since 2022. This company owns the Trauma Recovery Certification Program® brand and trademark.

Who has endorsed this program?

The program content has been endorsed by FEMA, the Los Angeles Region Community Recovery Organization, Mennonite Disaster Service, and United Policyholders.

Other organizations that have had staff and volunteers go through the program include:

  • Calmer Counseling & Wellness
  • Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE): Global humanitarian organization
  • Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
  • HPP Cares: Housing Preservation Project
  • Hummingly Foundation: Disaster Recovery
  • Loveland Community Development Corp.: Mentorship for youth and young adults
  • Neighborhood Survants: Youth empowerment, Disaster relief
  • StrongHome Network: Helps families recover
  • United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR): Global humanitarian organization

What is being licensed?

You are licensing access to Emma M. Churchman LLC's Trauma Recovery Certification curriculum, proprietary tools, and the cohort-based delivery model, including the certification pathway and required assessments.

Is this program therapy or clinical treatment?

No. This is an educational and skills-based training program. It does not replace therapy, medical care, or clinical mental health treatment. Participants are expected to follow scope, safety, and referral guidelines.

How long is the program?

The licensed cohort runs 16 weeks and includes 16 live, one-hour weekly facilitation sessions. The online modules are self-paced, so participants may move faster than the weekly cadence if they choose.

What does each seat include?

Each licensed seat includes:

  • Access to the online member space (Orientation + 16 modules)
  • Worksheets and participant resources
  • 16 live weekly facilitation sessions (Zoom)
  • Access to the certification requirements (quizzes, skills checks, capstone)
  • Certification for 12 months (if requirements are met)

What is the minimum and maximum number of seats?

The minimum is 15 seats per cohort. There is no maximum — organizations may purchase additional seats and/or run multiple cohorts.

What if we have fewer than 15 people to certify?

If your organization has fewer than 15 participants, you can partner with another organization to meet the minimum cohort size and complete the live facilitation together as a shared cohort.

Do seats have to be purchased as a cohort?

Yes. Seats are delivered in cohorts so that participants receive the full experience, including the 16 live weekly sessions. Each participant must be assigned to a cohort.

Can we run multiple cohorts per year?

Yes. Many organizations run multiple cohorts across the year based on staffing, onboarding cycles, or program demand. The cohort minimum size is 15; there is no maximum size.

Who delivers the live sessions?

The live weekly facilitation sessions are led by Emma M. Churchman, MDiv (virtually). The organization purchasing the license is responsible for scheduling these sessions, recording them, and distributing the recordings. The recordings will not be housed in the program's online member site.

Can the program be delivered as an intensive instead of weekly sessions?

Yes. In some cases, the live component may be delivered as a 2-day virtual or in-person intensive (8 hours/day) instead of 16 weekly sessions. Availability, pricing, and scheduling are confirmed during contracting.

How does certification work?

Certification is completed asynchronously through:

  • Module completion
  • Quizzes/knowledge checks
  • Skills demonstrations (role plays during facilitation sessions)
  • A capstone submission of two case studies scored with a standardized rubric

Certificates are issued upon successful completion of requirements, along with a certification mark for graduates to use.

Does this certification training offer CEUs?

No, this certification training does not offer CEUs. However, participants receive a certificate of completion. Upon request, we can also provide a course description, total contact hours, and instructor contact information for organizations or agencies that wish to pursue internal CEU approval.

What information do you need from us to get started?

Typically we'll need the following to get started:

  • Cohort size estimate
  • Preferred start date(s)
  • Primary audience (staff, leaders, disaster response teams, business-owner cohorts, etc.)
  • Any compliance, reporting, or participation requirements