Certification Standards For Field Traumatologist
The Academy of Traumatology's Commission on Certification and Accreditation will approve Field Traumatologist Certification status to qualified applicants who have completed a course of study that includes educational and experiential content that results in the applicant being able to demonstrate:
1. Knowledge about the causes of trauma and the trauma response;
2. Knowledge about posttraumatic stress symptoms, their causes, and their purpose in healing;
3. Knowledge about the principles of emergency mental health;
4. Competence in conducting an initial trauma assessment;
5. Knowledge of the Four Waves of Intervention;
6. Competence in utilizing the six steps of the Individual Defusing Model (Assessment, Triage, and Stabilization & Referral);
7. Skill in applying psychological debriefing of various groups following a traumatic event;
8. Skill in applying psychological debriefing of various individuals following a traumatic event;
9. Knowledge about the rationale, use, and procedures for a program in crisis intervention and stress management;
10. Knowledge of the definition and related symptoms of work-related burnout and Compassion Fatigue and describe related symptoms;
11. Knowledge of and competence in applying work-related burnout and compassion fatigue prevention and self-care strategies;
12. Knowledge of and adherence to the Academy of Traumatology Standards of Practice.
13. Completion of United States Federal Emergency Management Agency web-based courses: IS-7 - Citizen's Guide to Disaster Assistance, IS-100 - Introduction to Incident Command System and IS-700 - National Incident Management System.