Certification Program

ORGANIZATIONAL CERTIFICATION

Iya Affo and Heal Historical Trauma is pleased to announce Organizational Certification! This program is for municipalities, nonprofits and all business sectors that want to improve their service, hiring, retention and performance for the BIPOC (Black Indigenous People of Color) communities. We will work with organizations to determine their organization goals with regard to equity and diversity. We will provide organization specific in-depth training, relevant updates, coaching and annual recertification to include advancements in the area of diversity, inclusion, bias and holistic healing across the Social Ecological Model. Please contact healhistoricaltrauma@gmail.com for more details.

INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATION

The Historical Trauma Specialist Certification- Level 1 is a comprehensive understanding of Historical Trauma from a multicultural lens. The training is designed for participants serving, leading, advocating and working with people of color. It is the perfect training for people in multicultural families and for anyone with the desire to understand the impact of slavery, genocide and colonization.

The course dives deeply into the following topics:

 
Introduction: Explosion of COVID-19 & Black Lives Matter

Part 1: BIPOC (Black Indigenous People of Color) Wellness

Part 2: Historical Trauma; Discussion Specific to Native American, African American, Mexican American and Jewish Holocaust tragedies.

Part 3: Epigenetics

Part 4: Colonization & Structural Racism

Part 5: Collective Healing & Holistic Healing Across the Social Ecological Model