
International Association for Resilience and Trauma Counseling:
IARTC
Resilience & Trauma Epistemology
A Division of the American Counseling Association
IARTC Mission
To enhance the quality of life for people and communities worldwide by promoting the development of professional counselors; by advancing the ideals of the American Counseling Association, the counseling profession, and the ethical practice of counseling through trauma-informed practices; and, by nurturing respect for human dignity, cultural inclusivity, and resilience.
ACA has informed us that your IARTC membership will run concurrently with your ACA membership. Please contact ACA to join IARTC today! While you do not have to be an ACA member to join IARTC, those who are not ACA members will be charged a $10.00 processing fee.
Contact ACA Membership Services at:
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ACA Member Services Representative 703-823-9801 | 800-298-2276 M–F 8:30 am – 5:30 pm, Eastern time zone.
Join an IARTC Committee!
For those of you who wish to have a role in IARTC, we would love to connect you with a committee so that you can meaningfully contribute to IARTC! We have the following committees that you can join:
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Advocacy Committee
Awards Committee
Branch Committee
Budget & Finance Committee
Bylaws Committee
Communications, Media, and PR Committee
Conference Committee
DEI & Social Justice Committee
Graduate Student Committee
Membership Committee
Professional Development Committee
IARTC Newsletter Editorial Team
To join a committee, please send your CV and letter of interest to IARTC Past President Dr. Peggy Mayfield at Mayfield.peggyc@gmail.com, IARTC President Dr. Lisa Levers at levers@duq.edu, and IARTC President-Elect, Dr. Matt Walsh at walsh1714@gmail.com. If appointed to a committee, we will also need a headshot and a brief bio so that we can add your profile to the IARTC website. IARTC needs you!
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Submit an Article to the IARTC Journal--Trauma Counseling and Resilience:
Trauma Counseling & Resilience Portal
IARTC Free Webinars
Contact mayfield.peggyc@gmail.com
IARTC is pleased to offer a series of four FREE Webinars to the first 100 people to register! Please join us for this Lunch and Learn Series. See details, below. A big thank you to our amazing scholars who so graciously shared their expertise by providing these webinars so that IARTC can pursue NBCC ACEP accreditation and provide members and friends with amazing benefits!
While the webinars are free, prior registration is required via the links provided. No NBCC education credit will be provided. Please contact Peggy Mayfield, 2155 W. Center Street, Decatur, IL 62526. 217.429.9548. mayfield.peggyc@gmail.com
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January 5 (Thursday/1:00pm) - Dr. Parker-Barnes
Social Class Related Trauma: Counseling Clients with Classism and Social Class Related Trauma
Registration/Zoom Link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/...
January 6 - Dr. Wyche and Ms. Patricia Hickham, MS, LCMHCA, NCC
Trauma-Informed Teaching: Increasing Capacity for Sustainable Counselor Learning
Registration/Zoom Link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/...
February 3 - Dr. Grybush
What Happened to You? Understanding the Impact of Early Childhood Adversity and Ways to Foster Resilience
Registration/Zoom Link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/...
March 3 - Dr. Sosin
Trauma-Informed Embodiment Practices that Promote Emotion Awareness, Compassionate Tolerance, and Integration
Registration/Zoom Link: Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: IARTC Webinar: Trauma-Informed Embodiment Practices with Dr. Sosin. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Please contact Dr. Peggy Mayfield if you have any questions: mayfield.peggyc@gmail.com
