Trainings

Our professional trainings include conferences that grow your capacity to help clients pursue trauma recovery, consultation weekends to receive insight regarding your work with clients, or our full certificate program, which is designed to provide foundational teaching and training in Allender Theory and experiential personal story work.

Certificate in Narrative Focused Trauma Care Level I – Online

Our Certificate in Narrative Focused Trauma Care Level I is rooted in trauma-focused narrative therapy, and our immersive group experience emboldens practitioners and leaders to facilitate healing through engaging the core wounding and deep beauty of the heart with courage and compassion.

Certificate in Narrative Focused Trauma Care Level II – Online

Our Certificate in Narrative Focused Trauma Care Level II expands on the foundational competencies and story engagement techniques learned in Certificate in Narrative Focused Trauma Care Level I. Further cultivate your own unique style of story work facilitation through targeted teaching, experiential learning, and personalized feedback and coaching.

Certificate in Narrative Focused Trauma Care Level III – Online

We are committed to developing story practitioners who exhibit unique aptitude for the Allender Theory and practice. The Certificate in Narrative Focused Trauma Care Level III is an advanced training designed to foster expertise in story engagement and small group facilitation, with the opportunity to apply to the Allender Center Facilitator Team upon program completion.

Effective Trauma Care

This seminar for therapists, practitioners, ministry leaders, and advocates offers a deeper understanding of the impact of trauma and abuse, and a stronger grasp of the tools to engage others with courage and care.

Fellowship Program

The Allender Center Fellowship Cohort is comprised of professionals who have extensive experience utilizing The Allender Theory. These women and men are contracted on an annual basis to act as lead facilitators for small groups at our Certificate in Narrative Focused Trauma Care Level I and Story Workshop offerings. A member of the Fellowship Cohort is paid a stipend for their work at each event, with extensive training and supervision.