Trainer Directory

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Andrea is a practice-based trainer specializing in topics related to trauma-informed care and substance use disorders across a variety of healthcare settings. With 16 years of experience as a clinician and 14 years as a trainer for the Duke AHEC system, she is skillful at engaging audiences in real world application of these approaches to care. 

Specialized Training Topics- Trauma Informed Healthcare, Perinatal Populations

Training Topic

Adverse Childhood Experiences, Trauma Informed De-escalation, Trauma Informed Screening & Assessment, and Trauma- Informed Care

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Dr. Wanda Boone brings extensive expertise in community-based health and wellness initiatives through Together for Resilient Youth (TRY), an organization with over 25 years of experience. Dr. Boone specializes in trauma-informed care, prevention strategies, and resilience building across all age groups. She utilizes evidence-based approaches combined with community engagement to create transformative healing experiences for individuals, families, and communities. Dr. Boone has developed comprehensive harm reduction and Naloxone training programs tailored to diverse community sectors.
Specialized Training Topics: Health Ambassador Prevention Model, Trauma-Informed Care (Transformative), Change Your Words. Change Your World, Substance Use Prevention, Recovery Community Support, Positive Childhood Experiences, and comprehensive Harm Reduction/Naloxone training across multiple sectors

Training Topic

Adverse Childhood Experiences, Protective Factors, and Trauma- Informed Care

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El Futuro has over 20 years of experience providing comprehensive community-based mental health services to Latine families in a bilingual environment of healing and hope.  El Futuro collaborates with other agencies, providers and community members to enhance cultural responsiveness, expand linguistic access, and advance Latine mental health access.

Specialized Training Topics- Trauma- Informed Care for Latine/Immigrant Communities and Cuidar La Mente Es Cuidar La Vida, Culturally Responsive Mental Health, Migration and Trauma

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Community Resiliency Model, Positive Parenting Program (PPP), and Trauma- Informed Care

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Over the last 10 years, Dr. Erickson has focused her career on clinical care and the promotion of Early Relational Health in clinical spaces, with a focus on how literacy and reading with young children can promote healthy attachment and development.

Training Topic

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma- Informed Care

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Halley M. Carmack, LCSW, is an experienced therapist and trainer specializing in infant and early childhood mental health. Known for her engaging style and deep developmental expertise, Halley offers customized trainings on trauma-informed care, developmental screenings, and relationship-based practices that help professionals and community members support young children with confidence and compassion.

Training Topic

Adverse Childhood Experiences, Trauma Informed Screening & Assessment, and Trauma- Informed Care

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Captain Helen Tripp has been a paramedic with Durham County EMS since August 1991. She has managed the Community Paramedic program since 2017. Captain Tripp also is a NC Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate.

Specialized Training Topics- Critical Incident Stress Management

Training Topic

Mental Health First Aid

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Jess Rhodes (she/her) is the Public Health Education Program Manager at Durham County Department of Public Health. Jess provides training on trauma-informed care and Community Resilience Model. As a health educator, she is passionate about relevant and action-oriented training that helps make changes in how we take of ourselves and others.

Training Topic

Adverse Childhood Experiences, Community Resiliency Model, and Trauma- Informed Care

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The Center for Child & Family Health (CCFH) strives to define, practice, and teach the highest standards of care in treating and preventing childhood trauma. CCFH uniquely integrates community-based practice and academic excellence, and our professionals utilize multidisciplinary measurable approaches for professional training and research related to child traumatic stress.

Specialized Training Topics: Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE), Resource Parent Curriculum (RPC) Facilitator, and DC:0-5; CE-CERT

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Adverse Childhood Experiences, Circle of Security, Community Resiliency Model, Mental Health First Aid, Trauma Informed Screening & Assessment, and Trauma- Informed Care

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Mary works with individuals in the community at large including with organizations to train people and non-violent conflict resolution and de-escalation skills through practical scenario enactment and analysis. She has planned and facilitated diversity workshops for Headstart and other child focus or organizations. 

Training Topic

Trauma Informed De-escalation

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Our Children’s Place strives to be the leading statewide advocate and educational resource in NC focused on community support and well-being for children with incarcerated and returning parents

Specialized Training Topics- Parental Incarceration and Re-entry

Training Topic

Adverse Childhood Experiences

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Rachel Galanter is a professional speaker, trainer and coach who has partnered with families for over 30 years to help their children thrive using tools like Motivational Interviewing, the Community Resiliency Model and evidence-based parenting coaching models. She engages learners with interactivity, empathy, and humor to nurture their growth and skillfulness around client engagement, cultivating resilience, effective supervision, and implementation of best practices.

Rachel trains on specialize topics such as Toxic Stress and Resiliency, Layering Best Practices to Help Families Thrive, and Sustaining Staff in Trauma Work

Training Topic

Community Resiliency Model and Positive Parenting Program (PPP)

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Transformed Relationships – Relaciones Transformadas (TRRT) is an organization committed to supporting kids and families impacted by trauma to heal and thrive. Transformed Relationships- Relaciones Transformadas provides training to organizations working towards being Trauma-Informed. 

Specialized Training Topics – Secondary Traumatic Stress, Reflective Supervision/Consultation, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Circle of Security Parenting, and Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)

Training Topic

Positive Parenting Program (PPP), Trauma Informed Screening & Assessment, and Trauma- Informed Care

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Tremaine Sawyer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist-Associate, and STARR program supervisor with Durham County Justice Service’s (formerly Criminal Justice Resource Center). Justice Service’s STARR (Substance Use Treatment and Recidivism Reduction) program is a trauma-informed, gender specific and comprehensive substance use disorder and behavioral health treatment program housed in Durham County’s Detention Center. Tremaine has worked with a variety of vulnerable populations in the social work field over the years and has found his passion to address health disparities and improve the continuum of care of justice-involved individuals.
Specialized Training Topics- Trauma Training for Criminal Justice Professionals

Training Topic

Trauma- Informed Care