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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
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Safe 2 Tell Colorado 1-877-542-7233
Crisis Text Line "HOME" to 741-741
About Breaking the Cycle of Trauma Master Education Program
Why should you take this course?
According to the CDC.: “1 in 5 Americans experience a mental health illness in a given year”
“1 in 25 American live with a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression.”
If you’re looking for more understanding, more real-world knowledge, more practice on how to have hard conversation and a base knowledge of trauma, this course was designed for you.
As humans we do not talk about mental health enough and understanding mental health challenges, how and why trauma affects our brains and how we can support those in need or ourselves are all important skills to add to our toolboxes.
The real stuff for non-crisis and crisis situations.
A travel through trauma including the following topics: Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse, Child Abuse, Grief/Loss, Head Trauma and Bullying.
4 Module Advanced Course with Certification
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Real Talk: Mental Health. Why Words Matter
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The Brain: Non-Crisis and Crisis Understanding
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Travel Through Trauma
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Resilience and Personal Safety/Self-Care Plan Creation
Breaking the Cycle of Trauma Master Education program was designed to increase understanding around mental health, suicide awareness, and trauma. Giving more tools and resources. The real stuff for non-crisis and crisis situations. A travel through trauma including the following topics: Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse, Child Abuse, Grief/Loss, Head Trauma and Bullying.
Logistics:
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Classes are 6 hours long,
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This class is hosted virtually on Zoom
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Participants age: 16+
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Min/Max participants per class: 5-30
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Cost: $147 per participant
Day of Class:
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Zoom info will be sent via email prior to class, it can also be found in your confirmation of ticket purchase
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Bring water bottle, it is important to stay hydrated
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Bring pen and paper
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This is a full 6-hour virtual class with breaks/lunch built in
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You must download Zoom prior to class time
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Please log on 5-15 mins early to make sure your technology works properly for the virtual class time
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Be ready to learn and have an open mind
***For group rates please contact: classes@makementalhealthmatter.org
We aim to ACE with our
Breaking The Cycle of Trauma (BTCOT) Instructors
Awareness
Increase awareness in your community about mental health, suicide and trauma.
Conversation
Cultivate conversations for more understanding and awareness.
Educate
Provide advanced education for your community.
Instructor training is a 2-day interactive training held virtually. You will be taught the curriculum and then you will teach back a portion of the curriculum.
We hold our instructors to a high standard, therefore becoming an instructor is application based.
We only offer instructor training 4 times per year with a max of 30 new instructors per class.
Instructor tuition: $997
Tuition Includes:
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Training by our Master Trainers
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All training materials
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Our business model to be a successful instructor
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On-going support and access to all updates
There are no specific requirements to become an instructor, however lived experience with mental health, suicide or trauma is a plus. Also facilitation or previous teaching skills are a bonus. However these can be learned.
As a BTCOT Instructor, you are considered an independent contractor and will be paid by participants that sign up for your classes. You are required to follow our pricing structure and will be required to pay a small fee per participant back to BCC Evolution for backend support. All of this will be explained in full detail during training.
Apply below to secure your spot.