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most effective setting for the program is in the home community,
where the family and on-going support is available. Those interested
in organizing a retreat are invited to contact
us to discuss options and ideas.
Therapists, practitioners, and veterans who are interest in
themselves becoming facilitators should download the Facilitator
Training Program Description and Application (.zip file).
Our experiential facilitator training program is designed to
introduce the elements and structure of the retreat, and to provide
training for qualified individuals to present the program. A
facilitation training component is incorporated into each retreat.
Selected trainees attend the retreat as staff, and attend daily
scheduled training sessions throughout the program. In addition,
they arrive one-half day early, and depart one-half or a full
day after the retreat for additional training.
Facilitation Requirements
It is important that you review the following prior to applying for facilitator
training. These are key characteristics for successfully presenting
the program.
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A minimum of 2 trained facilitators, preferably
male and female. |
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One of the facilitators must be a licensed therapist, preferably
with experience in treatment of trauma. |
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Licensure for the co-facilitator is not required but experience
with trauma or PTSD is a priority. Veterans are especially
helpful as co-facilitators. |
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Both facilitators should have an understanding of alternative
healing principles and practices. The training program presents
all of the elements used in the retreats, but is not designed
to teach more basic principles of healing. |
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The facilitators must work well with each other in managing
the program content and group dynamics. |
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Knowledge or familiarity with the therapeutic community
in your area for follow-up and ongoing support. |
If you have any questions about these guidelines, please contact
us for clarification. We are glad to visit with you and provide
any information you need.
Facilitator
Training Application (zip file) |
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Primary Facilitators
/ Trainers
Karen Hutchins, MALPC
Karen is the clinical director of Ravens Grove Foundation for Healing
and owner of Cicada
Recovery Services, Austin, TX. She has been a psychotherapist for
more than 30 years, working intensively for the past 25 years in her
specialty in PTSD and survivors of extensive trauma.
She has worked for many years with veterans and abused children.
Many of her clients are perpetrators, and others are victims
of ritual abuse from early childhood.
Karen also has worked in the criminal justice system, providing
therapy for convicted torturers, abusers, and offenders. Working
with the shadow aspect of human behavior has given her the insight,
compassion, and understanding of the extremes to which the human
soul can go.
Ms. Hutchins, MA LPC, is an experienced counselor, Reiki Master & Certified
Hypnotherapist. She has presented retreats and workshops since
1975 for individuals and professional organizations.
Gerry Starnes, M.Ed.
Gerry is the executive director of Ravens Grove Foundation for Healing,
Austin, TX. He is a teacher, trainer and consultant, focusing on contemporary
and alternative approaches to healing and personal evolution.
Mr. Starnes has experience in both individual and group settings,
including work with psychotic patients in a residential treatment
hospital setting. He has facilitated and co-facilitated numerous
workshops and retreats over the past 20 years.
For more information or
to register:
Phone: 512-586-2736 |
