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The Trauma Recovery Program is a faith-based response to adult survivors of childhood abuse and/or neglect. It is offered free of charge by the Diocese of Kalamazoo.
Click here (or see Resources on this page) for the program brochure.
Trauma Recovery groups run for 10 weeks. Each session is 2 1/2 hours long and includes breaks. The groups are run by Licensed Therapists.
To register for a group, please call 269-459-2121
Trauma is an event or series of events, combined with an individual's vulnerability, that creates an obstacle in normal human development.The treatment goal of the Trauma Recovery Program is to help individuals improve their functioning by helping them to stabilize, using new tools learned in a group setting. The program encourages effective living in the present, rather than recovery of repressed memories. Healing occurs with the processing and integrating of feelings, thoughts and behaviors.
The Trauma Recovery Program embraces the core concepts and skills fo the "Trauma Model," a treatment model developed by Colin A. Ross, M.D. With his permission, the program utilizes Dr. Ross' concepts in conjunction with the expertice and skills of the facilitator-therapist.Participants can call
269-459-2121 to register.
For Spanish speakers:
Si habla español, para información sobre el Programa de Recuperación de Traumas Psicológicos, puede llamar Padre Ken Schmidt al(269) 459-2105
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Rev. Kenneth W. SchmidtTRATraumaRecoveryAssociates.comDirector
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About the Program
The first obligation of the Church with regard to the victims is healing and reconciliation.
The Catholic bishops of the United States have made a solemn commitment to the protection of children and young adults, and to the healing of the effects of trauma to victims/survivors of childhood abuse and neglect.
The Trauma Recovery Program was developed in the Diocese of Kalamazoo for Catholic people who have been affected by childhood abuse and neglect.
Participants meet in a small group setting for nine sessions. The groups are comprised of eight to 10 trauma survivors, facilitated by a fully credentialed mental health professional and a priest. Once individuals have completed the treatment group, they can attend a support group that meets for nine sessions over a six-month period.
What about Confidentiality?
Group members are provided with a safe environment in which they can identify conflicts and unlearn specific behaviors related to teh effects of the truama. The facilitator-therapists maintain confidentiality, and group members are expected to do the same.
How do I register?Any Catholic in the Diocese of Kalamazoo that is an adult survivor of childhood abuse or neglect can apply to participate in the Trauma Recovery Program.
If you are the victim of abuse by church personnel, please call toll-free (877) 802-0115.
Others may call 269-459-2121 to arrange an assessment interview.
Si habla español, para información sobre el Programa de Recuperación de Traumas Psicológicos, puede llamar Padre Ken Schmidt al (269) 459-2105.
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