The PsyCorps Institute, as a subsidiary of PsyCorps International, supports our overall mission of educating local and international colleagues in trauma interventions.  The PsyCorps Institute: 

Provides clinical training to the Global Network

Enhancement of cultural awareness and sensitivity

Promotion of language familiarity

Integration of Collaborative Training Models (CTM’s) to enhance cross-cultural involvement (Click here for more information on CTM's)

Provides clinical training to the PsyCorps International Core Team

On-going training and supervision in Cross-Cultural Needs Assessment

Maintaining readiness for supervisory mobilization

Continuing education

Supervision of clinical and cultural issues in the delivery of psychological first aid services

Sponsors educational seminars, such as the Seattle Trauma Conference, to address international trauma issues for:

members of the nonprofit community

international relief agencies

public health

religious and educational organizations

Promotes Cross-Cultural Research

Generating and promulgating research designs for cross-cultural applications of psychological first aid paradigms

Developing culturally appropriate assessment techniques and instruments for measuring outcome and efficacy of PsyCorps’ disaster mental health services

Collating disaster mental health related research

Sponsoring the on-line PsyCorps Research Search (PRS) data base

We are currently in the process of developing aspects of The PsyCorps Institute and welcome interested researchers and clinicians who would like to be associated with PsyCorps and be a part of this on-going effort. 

For more information, please feel free to communicate via a general email to info@psycorps.us or contact John Thoburn, PhD, ABPP, PsyCorps’ Clinical Advisor at jthoburn@psycorps.us for specific issues.