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Resources
TReSIA is trauma responsive system and trauma informed care resources for a growing variety of disciplines that recognize the prevalence of overwhelming (traumatic) events.  Trauma informed care and trauma responsive systems rely on learning from mental and behavioral health.  People who benefit from this approach are those who deal with varying degrees of PTSD, addiction, anxiety or ovewhelming experiences whose lives include mental health care.

Free! 
Part 1: TReSIA, the Trauma Responsive Systems Implementation Advisor            
    Section 1:    About Trauma Responsive Systems            
    Section 2:    Trauma Informed Care           
    Section 3:    Organizational Self Assessment         
Part 2: TReSIA--Still in development!  Come back soon.                  
    Section 4:    Organizational Change Management Template            
    Section 5:    LEAP: Life Enhancing Action Plan                      

Free! Examples of Evidence of Risking Connection's "Self-Capacities" (from class participants in 2010)           
    Examples of Evidence of Inner Connection to Self/Others            
    Examples of Evidence of Managing/Modulating Feelings                           
    Examples of Evidence of Feeling Worthy of Life            
    Examples of Validating Statements

Services
Risking Connection® Delivery and Implementation 
EPower & Associates, Inc. is Sidran authorized to provide  the Risking Connection trauma-informed care model developed with lived experience input. Risking Connection is for people working with survivors of trauma, abuse, and other events. It helps create trauma informed care.  We provide a separate adaptation of Risking Connection to help faith leaders who recognize the impact of traumatic experiences in their community.  

EPower & Associates, Inc. is King County WA's SAMHSA Transformation to Trauma Informed Care grant Risking Connection in its mental health community and is part of the Georgetown University NIMH R34 grant assessing Risking Connection's effectiveness with Primary Care Providers in low-income clinics and their patients.

See the Risking Connection agenda here.

Additional Training
EPower & Associates provdes training and technical assistance in trauma responsive trauma informed care.

Replication / Technical Assistance
When organziations have programs informed by trauma they wish to replicate, we help them develop the materials for their program.  We develop "programs guided by a manual" that support clinician training and experience (not recipe therapy!). We also help in the change management process required for implementation. 

Our projects include the SPARCS manual, Hillside Family of Agencies Work-Scholarship Program, and Children's Institute program for mothers and children in Shelter Care for DV.

Free Estimates
No two projects are the same.  We provide accurate, realistic, and reasonable estimates. 
We work to make sure the investment is appropriate and affordable, in some cases, seeking underwriting on behalf of our clients.