Fall Newsletter 2022
This summer has been busy and exciting. This Fall has lots of interesting things going on. Check out the newsletter and be informed and educated on all that the Organization is doing and has planned for next year.
Summer 2022 Newsletter
Summer has arrived and Green Cross is growing strong and far. You don’t want to missed out on all the interesting activities that are happening with our members and various sites. There is a lot to learn and explore with Green Cross Academy of Traumatology. Checkout this summer newsletter!
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Like A Refugee: From A Civil War In Cameroon To The Invasion In Ukraine To The Home Inside The Human Heart
At the end of February, the day I boarded my flight to Yaoundé, Cameroon, a country that has been in an active civil war for the last four years, my native country Ukraine was invaded by Russia… Click on the link below to read more!
Spring 2022 Newsletter
Here is another update on what has been going on with Green Cross and we are delighted you are part of the journey. Take time to read this Spring newsletter and be informed of all the great things that are going on with Green Cross. We hope you will join us if you are not yet a member, and for our members we say, “Thank you”.
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Fall 2019 Newsletter
Here is our Fall 2019 Newsletter
In it you will find the latest news about workshops as well as on-site workshop schedules and information for registration for the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association Conference in February 2020.
Thank you for being a part of Green Cross!
Link to Spring 2019 Newsletter
Link to Winter 2019 Newsletter
Link to Summer 2018 Newsletter
Green Cross Winter 2017/2018 Newsletter
Check out our most recent newsletter!
In here, you’ll find:
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Updates about our plethora of recent deployments
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Information about new Green Cross Training Sites & Schedules
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Notes on our upcoming Conference in Florida (Spoiler: You’re invited!), including our Green Cross Track and Speakers
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Reflections on our recent activities by our President, Dr. Mary Schoenfeldt, and Executive Director, Dr. Benjamin Keyes
Green Cross Conference: Presenting and Attendance
*Updated FMHCA Orlando Presentation Opportunities, February 1-3
Due to a deluge of impressive entries thus far, presenters slots have closed for our February Conference with the Florida Mental Health Counselors’ Association.
Present a poster! We are looking for entries from all who would like to present their work and/or research, and warmly welcome entries from students. Send any and all entries to us at gcatofficemanager@gmail.com
Come, Join Us! We invite you to hear from our founder Dr. Figley, Dr. Kathy Figley, Green Cross Academy of Traumatology Board Members, and other experienced Green Cross Members as they share presentations and workshops related to trauma, compassion fatigue, mental health and disaster relief. Network with other professionals in related fields, meet our members from across the country, and come share best practices in our beautiful conference location, within driving distance to Orlando
Get Trained!
It’s Training time again!
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Get certified in ONE YEAR by our fast track of classes at Regent University. Discount for Students, CEUs available for each training, and certifications galore!
Visit the Training/Certification tab to check out the trainings on campus. We also offer all the certifications, apart from EMDR and HEART, online.
Email jeanwhe@regent.edu for more information.
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Oregon Grapevine Podcast with Dr. Mary Schoenfeldt
Dr. Mary Schoenfeldt
Green Cross Academy of Traumatology’s President
Click HERE and listen to this amazing Podcast from Oregon Grapevine Podcast, hosted by Barbara Dellenback and the guest speaker is Dr. Mary Schoenfeldt. Listen to Dr. Schoenfeldt insight knowledge on how survivors of traumatic events can relieve those events repeatedly, and the availability of help when trauma is triggered by fires and accidents.
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ORBITUARY
Dr. James C. “Jay” Martin
October 10, 1944 – March 13, 2025
Dr. James C. “Jay” Martin of Colorado Springs, age 80, died peacefully at his home on March 13, 2025, surrounded by his family.
Jay, as he was known to many, was born on October 10, 1944, in Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, to Geneva and Cecil Martin. At age 19, he pastored his home church while continuing to pursue higher education, culminating in earning his Doctor of Ministry degree from Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1977.
Jay’s passion was pastoral counseling, resulting in a shift in his career trajectory to becoming a mental health professional. He spent several years as a chaplain at a psychiatric facility, counseling patients and leading group therapy sessions, valuing his tutelage under the lead psychiatrist. His work there led him to accept the position of Counselor at the Central Oklahoma Cancer Center at Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City, where, for thirteen years, he guided hundreds of cancer patients and families through their cancer journey. Dr. Martin established the Center for Families in Transition in 1992, where he specialized in counseling couples, stepfamilies, trauma survivors, and anyone in a life transition.
Following the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995, Jay counseled numerous clients and family members, helping them process the trauma of the event. He became affiliated with the Green Cross Academy of Traumatology, an international, non-profit, humanitarian assistance organization initially organized to serve a need in Oklahoma City by providing trauma relief to first responders, healthcare professionals, and the community by deploying trained volunteers to disaster sites. Dr. Martin helped establish the Oklahoma Traumatology Institute, a Green Cross-affiliated training site through which he led field traumatology and compassion fatigue seminars in Canada, Kenya, and throughout the United States. He was deployed numerous times to work with first responders in New York City and New Jersey following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
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Fanning the Flames of Old Memories
Article by Dr. Schoenfeldt. Continue reading HERE
Winter 2025 Newsletter
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Spring/Summer 2024 Newsletter
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"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
- Maya Angelou