TraumaWise Advocate Program Application

Application Process

Applications will open three (3) times in 2025:
- 2025 Cohort A (training begins Mar 10) - applications February 1 - 22, 2025
- 2025 Cohort B (training begins Jul 8) - applications June 1 - 22, 2025
- 2025 Cohort C (training begins Nov 4) - applications October 1 - 22, 2025
This application collects current and historical information from community members who would like to enter the TraumaWise Advocate Program. The application does not require payment with submission. Payment (or payment arrangements) will be requested following the acceptance into the program.
Upon acceptance into the Advocate Program, participants will receive a brief Learning Agreement for review and signature. When the signed Learning Agreement is returned, the participant will receive a log-in to access their Advocate Portal, which contains access to all materials and community members participating in the process.

Training Process

The training process will take 3-6 months to complete and the Advocates will be traveling through the learning journey as a cohort, each participant will have an individualized learning plan based on their own previous exposure to and practice of Trauma-Informed and TBRI-based principles in their contexts.
Learning experiences will be both online/virtual and in-person. We best learn within community and we look forward to gathering with our participants.
A formal mentorship will be established with a local TraumaWise Trainer, TraumaWise Activator, or TBRI Practitioner and participation in Advocate Cohort meetings will be required.

ComPLETION & "Graduation"

The target date for completion for the program will be 6 months after the Cohort opens. Some participants can complete their program within 3 months based on prior experience and training.

Important
This IS a cohort-based learning model, which means that timing of live sessions will be based on the progress of the group.

Applications for Cohort B will open June 1, 2025.
Applications for Cohort C will open October 1, 2025.

Please feel free to join an info session for additional information

Attend an Info Session

TraumaWise Advocate Application - June 2025 (#64)

Contact Information
Training and Education History
Your Context and Self-Assessment
How You Learn
Why You Should Be a TW Advocate
References and Confirmation

TraumaWise Advocate Certification Program Application

Thank you for your interest in the TraumaWise Advocate Certification Program. Please complete the following information below and we will connect with you once we have reviewed your application.

Please note: you don't have to have a degree or a lot of advocacy experience to qualify for this program. Don't let the questions make you feel like this isn't for you. The best advocates are those who know themselves, so please share with us without fear.

First Name

Last Name

Phone/Mobile

Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Please upload your Resume/CV (optional)

Choose File

Title/Community Role

Organization/Affiliation

Website url (if applicable)

How did you hear about the TraumaWise Advocate Certification Program?

Your Context

TraumaWise Advocates help caregivers to implement Trauma-Informed and/or TBRI-based principles and strategies in the caregiver's context. Context could be a full-time caregiving relationship such as foster or adoptive parenting, a part-time caregiving role such as childcare, respite provider, camp counselor, scout leader, sports coach, church or activity volunteer, etc., or even a personal/family relationship or event participant.

Briefly describe how you have implemented Trauma-Informed and/or TBRI-based Principles in your own context

In which current context are you working/serving that you will also serve as an Advocate?

Your Application Self-Assessment

Please mark the statement that best describes your comfort/understanding/skill/experience level in implementing each of these principles and strategies

Empowering Principles

I am very experienced in and/or frequently implement these strategies

I am experienced in and/or routinely implement these strategies

I am somewhat experienced in and/or occasionally implement these strategies

I am not at all experienced or skilled in implementing these strategies, but eager to gain experience and confidence that I could

I am not at all experienced or skilled in implementing these strategies, and am not confident in or comfortable implementing them at this time

Connecting Principles

I am very experienced in and/or frequently implement these strategies

I am experienced in and/or routinely implement these strategies

I am somewhat experienced in and/or occasionally implement these strategies

I am not at all experienced or skilled in implementing these strategies, but eager to gain experience and confidence that I could

I am not at all experienced or skilled in implementing these strategies, and am not confident in or comfortable implementing them at this time

Correcting Principles

I am very experienced in and/or frequently implement these strategies

I am experienced in and/or routinely implement these strategies

I am somewhat experienced in and/or occasionally implement these strategies

I am not at all experienced or skilled in implementing these strategies, but eager to gain experience and confidence that I could

I am not at all experienced or skilled in implementing these strategies, and am not confident in or comfortable implementing them at this time

Below, please reflect on your application of strategies by sharing the following:

What concern or issue was the child and/or caregiver facing?
How was that strategy applied?
What was the outcome or result after the strategy was applied?

One example for each strategy is required, but you can add additional if you would like.

Empowering Strategies

Concern or Issue	How Empowering Strategy was Applied	Outcome After Strategy was Applied

Connecting Strategies

Concern or Issue	How Connecting Strategy was Applied	Outcome After Strategy was Applied

Correcting Strategies

Concern or Issue	How Correcting Strategy was Applied	Outcome After Strategy was Applied

How You Learn

How would you describe your learning style?

What is your biggest growth area?

What are you currently doing to pursue growth?

What is something you recently learned that you are excited to share with others?

What topic do you want to learn more about so you can share with others?

Why did you give yourself this score?

Please describe your understanding of trauma in 6 sentences or less

Why You Should Become a TraumaWise Advocate

Why do you want to become a TraumaWise Advocate?

What is your current intersection with supporting your local context?

How would becoming a TraumaWise Advocate benefit the community in your local context?

Why should you become a TraumaWise Advocate?

Mentorship

All Advocates must be in a mentorship relationship with an active TraumaWise Trainer, TraumaWise Activator, or TBRI Practitioner.

Have you already identified a mentor?

Yes

Maybe

Mentor First Name

Mentor Last Name

Mentor Phone/Mobile

Mentor Email

Are there any identified barriers to your participation?

Yes

What barriers might impact your participation?

What other information should we know in consideration of your application?

References and Confirmation

Please list a referee that can speak to your participation in the community.

Reference First Name

Reference Last Name

Reference 1 Email

What is your connection to the referee?

Reference 1 Phone/Mobile

I consent to share my submitted information with TraumaWise and Renae M. Dupuis, LLC so they can respond to my application

I affirm that the information shared in this application is true to best of my ability to recall and communicate

I understand that my application will be considered in a timely manner and that if I am selected to participate in the program, I am required to submit my deposit amount within 7 calendar days of the decision, unless I have made separate arrangements with TraumaWise/Renae M. Dupuis, LLC.

TraumaWise Advocate Program Application

Important
This IS a cohort-based learning model, which means that timing of live sessions will be based on the progress of the group.

TraumaWise Advocate Certification Program Application

Trauma-Informed and/or TBRI Trainings and Education History

Principles Application History

Your Context

Your Application Self-Assessment

How You Learn

Why You Should Become a TraumaWise Advocate

References and Confirmation

TraumaWise Advocate Program Application

Important This IS a cohort-based learning model, which means that timing of live sessions will be based on the progress of the group.

TraumaWise Advocate Certification Program Application

Trauma-Informed and/or TBRI Trainings and Education History

Principles Application History

Your Context

Your Application Self-Assessment

How You Learn

Why You Should Become a TraumaWise Advocate

References and Confirmation

Important
This IS a cohort-based learning model, which means that timing of live sessions will be based on the progress of the group.