Certifications

Four types of certification

The Academy's Commission on Certification and Accreditation (COCA) sanctions four certifications to qualified professionals and accredits programs teaching approved courses leading to certification. With certification comes membership in the Academy and an opportunity to become part of the Green Cross Assistance Program to respond to traumatic events.

All members are expected to abide by the high Standards of Practice for Traumatologists and the high Standards of Self Care for Traumatologists. These Standards are part of each of the Academy's Certifications. The current list of certifications includes links to the certification standards followed by an application seeking certification:

Compassion Fatigue Educator

Compassion Fatigue Therapist

Certified Traumatologist

Field Traumatologist

Compassion Fatigue Educator Certification

Compassion Fatigue Educator (CFE) Certification is earned by those who complete the Compassion Fatigue Educator course of training or equivalent training and experiences associated with the theory and research, assessment, and prevention of work-related compassion fatigue. The certification is for those who are primarily interested in teaching and guiding colleagues about self care, developing and managing a self care plan, and effective compassion fatigue stress management.

CFE Standards

CFE Certification Application

Compassion Fatigue Therapist Certification

Compassion Fatigue Therapist (CFT) Certification is earned by those who complete the Compassion Fatigue Educator Certification and a program of study covering the assessment and treatment of secondary traumatic stress reactions (PTSD), the MASTERS transformative process, and the competencies for designing a compassion fatigue prevention program in a given work context.

CFT Standards
CFT Certification Application

Certified Traumatologist Certification

Certified Traumatologist (CT) Certification is earned by those who complete the Field Traumatologist Certification and a program of study covering three other areas of competence: Assessment and Diagnosis, Treatment Competency, Contextual Applications, and Self Care, in addition to clinical experience.

CT Standards

CT Certification Application

CT Accredited Site Application

CT - Equivalency

Field Traumatologist Certification

Field Traumatologist (FT) Certification is earned by those who complete the Field Traumatologist course of training or equivalent training and experiences associated with crisis intervention, working with Incident Command structures, and other knowledge to prepare them to work with survivors of disasters -- both human and natural.

FT Standards

FT Certification Application

FT Accredited Site Application

FT - Equivalency

FT- Equivalency Application