News
Upcoming Conferences
2010 Conference
The Board is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our annual
conference in 2010. September 30th - October 2nd, 2010.
Please be sure and reserve these dates as we know you will want to be
part of this time of learning and networking with old and new friends.
Watch for further updates as we finalize our selection.
We are looking forward to an exciting time in Toronto in 2010!
Delta Toronto Airport West
5444 Dixie Road
Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2L2
Certification
The ATSS certifications of CTS, CTR and CTSS are not intended to be hierarchical in nature; rather, they represent different kinds of trauma work. Some people over the years, however, have come to believe that the CTS, for example, represent the “top” certification. While it is true that the CTS has more requirements, it is not true that it is above any of our other certifications. If a person has a PhD, but does not engage in ongoing trauma counseling work, rather, this PhD is a trauma responder, then they most likely would not meet the requirements for a CTS and would meet the requirements of a CTR. The ATSS certifications are all rigorous to attain, representing board certification in three different trauma arenas. Our Certification Chair can answer your questions or direct you to qualified Certification Sponsors.
In Summary
We invite each of you to contact any or all of the board members with your ideas and questions. We rely on the membership to help us in formulating the direction of ATSS. We are grateful to those visionary members who have shared their ideas with us so far and look forward to hearing from each of you at some point in time. All member input is valuable to us. And if you are interested in serving in a leadership role, we invite you to submit your vita and a letter of introduction and intent. ATSS is an organization designed to meet grass-root needs of trauma workers from a broad variety of settings. We gladly embrace new leaders and encourage involvement f all members.