Community Partnerships
Continuing Education Trauma-Informed Certificate Programs
ITTIC has partnered with the UB School of Social Work's Office of Continuing Education to develop several trauma-informed certificate programs, including an online Trauma-Informed Clinical Foundation Certificate Program and a Trauma-Informed Care & Counseling Certificate Program.
- The UB Office of Continuing Education has an array of trainings in trauma and trauma-informed care available to social work practitioners of all levels.
- Trainings are offered both in an online format as well as throughout Western New York.
Frontier Central School District
From August 2022 through June 2026, ITTIC will be partnering with the Frontier Central School District to facilitate trauma-informed culture change.
- The first year of projects will consist of providing overviews of the initiative to district leaders, building administrators and the community, highlighting how trauma-informed educational practices align with the district's strategic plan.
- ITTIC will provide ongoing training to counselors, psychologists and social workers, as well as individuals identified as district "Champions."
- ITTIC will facilitate district wide opportunities for professional development, including two 15-hour Teacher Professional Growth Course sessions.
Iroquois School District
From 2023-2026, ITTIC will partner with Iroquois School District to provide support on trauma and trauma-informed educational practices (TI-EP).
- ITTIC will provide foundational TI-EP education for middle and high school teachers for professional development days.
- ITTIC will provide consultation and coaching to school social workers, counselors and psychologists as a means of positioning the group to take the lead on overseeing wider, cultural change across the district.
- ITTIC will meet with administration throughout the school year to provide consultation on trauma-informed leadership, as well as opportunity for administration to share implementation strategies and challenges.
Neighborhood Legal Services
From October 2019 through September 2026, ITTIC will be working with Neighborhood Legal Services to assist in their process of becoming more trauma-informed.
- ITTIC provided an introduction to trauma and trauma-informed practices in mid-October during an all-staff meeting.
- The remainder of the project will be focused on providing monthly consultation and coaching to all staff, working with an identified "Champion Team" around trauma-informed implementation and meeting with leadership.
Niagara Falls City School District
From January 2020-June 2026, ITTIC will be in partnership with the Niagara Falls City School District to facilitate trauma-informed culture change.
- The first year of the project will consist of conducting a baseline evaluation of trauma-informed culture, training of leadership and individuals identified as “Champions” in each of the 11 schools, and providing on-going support to teachers and staff.
- In the following years, ITTIC will provide foundation education on trauma and trauma-informed practices to all teachers and support staff district-wide, as well as to continue to coach the Champion teams to develop their capacity to plan and implement trauma-informed culture change in their schools.
Sister's Hospital
ITTIC received a grant extension from October 2024 - September 2025 in partnership with Catholic Health Systems, specifically with the work at Sister's Hospital, to create sustainability in trauma-informed practices within Mother/Baby, NICU, and Labor& Delivery.
- ITTIC will be working with each unit to talk about trauma-informed practices within huddles.
- ITTIC will be working with the Residents to go through a microcredential process for upcoming doctors.
- ITTIC will be holding 2, 12-hour sessions with nurses who will help to champion the work.
- ITTIC will be working with a mentor team to continue the culture of trauma-informed practices within the system.
Williamsville Central School District
From January 2021 through June 2026, ITTIC will be in partnership with the Williamsville Central School District to provide trauma-informed education and support.
- ITTIC provides virtual support and trauma-informed toolbox strategies for the classroom sessions monthly anchored around a specific topic.
- ITTIC meets with the district social-emotional learning committees to oversee the trauma-informed work.
- ITTIC directly works with Casey and Heim Middle Schools within the district.
- Previously, worked with Mill Middle School and the AIM Program.