This resource was collaboratively created by the New York City Criminal Justice Agency (NYCJA), with guidance from our Steering Committee and our funders: United Way of NYC and the New York City Mayor’s Office of Youth & Community Development (DYCD).
NYCJA CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Project Leader, Researcher, Author
- Carrie Miceli, LMSW, Manager of Training & Professional Development
Expert Consultant, Researcher, Author
- Frank Barretto, NYCPS, CARC, Senior Manager of Peer Services
Researcher, Author
- Joanna Thomas, M.S., Senior Research Practice Coordinator, Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Researcher, Author
- Dalia Sharps, LCSW, Senior Project Associate, Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Researcher, Author
- Annie Vanderveer, MSW, Intern, Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Project Supervisor
- Tiffany Bergin, Ph.D., Former Executive Director, Research & Evidence-Based Practice
Project Management
- Melissa Cumberbatch, MPA, Manager of QA, QI & Special Initiatives
Supervisory Support
- Misha Nonen, Chief Program Officer
Supervisory Support
- Joann DeJesus, Executive Director, Queens Supervised Release
STEERING COMMITTEE
- Dana Rachlin, Co-Founder & Public Safety Expert, We Build the Block
- Erica Mateo, Co-Founder, Red Juice, LLC
- Jonathan P. Edwards, Ph.D., LCSW, ACSW, NYCPS, Consultant and Researcher, Faculty, Columbia School of Social Work
- Rahson Johnson, MPS, Director, Neighbors in Action, Center for Justice Innovation
- Vanessa Johnson, Executive Director & Founder, Prize Possessions Inc.
DISCLAIMER
The views, opinions and content expressed herein are the views of the curriculum development team and steering committee and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the New York City Criminal Justice Agency (NYCJA), United Way of NYC (UWNYC), or the New York City Mayor’s Office Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD). This trauma training curriculum is a guide for general training on the topic area focused on building awareness and skills for trauma informed workforce development, specifically for community-based organizations that employ credible messengers.
PUBLIC DOMAIN NOTICE/OPEN-SOURCE TRAINING MATERIALS
All material in this training curriculum, except those taken directly from copyrighted sources, is in the public domain and is open source for its intended purpose. This material is to be used for training development purposes only.
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT
All stories and case examples herein contain pseudonyms, and although they are based on real life examples, details have been changed to maintain confidentiality.