
International Association for Resilience and Trauma Counseling:
IARTC
Resilience & Trauma Epistemology
A Division of the American Counseling Association
IARTC Mission
To enhance the quality of life for people and communities worldwide by promoting the development of professional counselors; by advancing the ideals of the American Counseling Association, the counseling profession, and the ethical practice of counseling through trauma-informed practices; and, by nurturing respect for human dignity, cultural inclusivity, and resilience.
ACA has informed us that your IARTC membership will run concurrently with your ACA membership. Please contact ACA to join IARTC today! While you do not have to be an ACA member to join IARTC, those who are not ACA members will be charged a $10.00 processing fee.
Contact ACA Membership Services at:
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ACA Member Services Representative 703-823-9801 | 800-298-2276 M–F 8:30 am – 5:30 pm, Eastern time zone.
Join an IARTC Committee!
For those of you who wish to have a role in IARTC, we would love to connect you with a committee so that you can meaningfully contribute to IARTC! We have the following committees that you can join:
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Advocacy Committee
Awards Committee
Branch Committee
Budget & Finance Committee
Bylaws Committee
Communications, Media, and PR Committee
Conference Committee
DEI & Social Justice Committee
Graduate Student Committee
Membership Committee
Professional Development Committee
IARTC Newsletter Editorial Team
To join a committee, please send your CV and letter of interest to IARTC Past President Dr. Peggy Mayfield at Mayfield.peggyc@gmail.com, IARTC President Dr. Lisa Levers at levers@duq.edu, and IARTC President-Elect, Dr. Matt Walsh at walsh1714@gmail.com. If appointed to a committee, we will also need a headshot and a brief bio so that we can add your profile to the IARTC website. IARTC needs you!
Submit an Article to the IARTC Journal--Trauma Counseling and Resilience:
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Opportunities to Engage in Rewarding & Meaningful Ways
Get Published!
If you are interested in submitting an article to our double peer-reviewed Newsletter, please reach out to our amazing Newsletter Editor, Dr. Charmayne Adams at-- newsletter.IARTC@gmail.com. Our Newsletters are something quite special with our last issue reaching 61 pages, thanks to our phenomenal Newsletter Editorial Team led by Dr. Adams and Senior Associate Editor Dr. K. Lynn Pierce. Here is the link to our archived Newsletters that are published with images as well as in a text-only version (thanks, Dr. Pierce!) to enhance accessibility: https://www.iartc.org/about-4 Our next issue is set to be published in January 2023, so it's the perfect time to submit an article for consideration.
IARTC Update!
I hope you are enjoying the season! I have exciting news and leadership opportunities to share with you! We want all members to feel a sense of belonging related to IARTC so we will continue to advance opportunities for you to be involved in rewarding and meaningful ways.
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IARTC continues to make progress on its ACA onboarding process. We recently became incorporated in the state of Virginia--where ACA is located. Our Articles of Incorporation were filed on January 5th, 2023! Celebrate!
Address! While we do not have a physical presence in offices, our official mailing address is:
IARTC
2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
703.823.9800
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Note: This address and phone number are also ACA's address and phone number. Should you have any questions or ideas to share, please let us know by contacting IARTC President, Dr. Peggy Mayfield at mayfield.peggyc@gmail.com.
Celebrate! March is IARTC's anniversary month as a Division of the American Counseling Association! We are very excited about IARTC's First Anniversary as a division on March 24th! Celebrate!
IARTC held its first Annual Membership Meeting as a Division of ACA at the ACA Conference in Toronto on Thursday, March 30th from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Eastern time. The location was Dockside 3--Lower Level in the conference hotel--Westin Harbour Castle. We offered Zoom access, and thankfully, did not encounter technical difficulties! The meeting featured our very first AWARDS CEREMONY! This was a landmark event! Zoom details were featured on the banner page of the website to ensure easy login.
You Can Join the IARTC Division-- Today!
We are beyond excited that ACA has completed the bulk of our onboarding processes and you can now join the IARTC Division today! Your IARTC membership will run concurrently with your ACA membership, thus when you join today you will pay a prorated fee. My prorated fee to join IARTC was $25.00—our bank balance is no longer zero!!!
If you would like to join IARTC now, contact ACA’s Member Services Center at 800-298-2276, Monday - Friday, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm ET. ACA members who join IARTC will pay a prorated dues amount based on their ACA membership expiration date. Non-ACA members who join IARTC will pay one full year of dues plus a $10 processing fee.
IARTC Mission Statement--Updated
At its July 2022 meeting, the IARTC Board of Directors voted to approve the following revised IARTC Mission Statement:
To enhance the quality of life for people and communities worldwide by promoting the development of professional counselors; by advancing the ideals of the American Counseling Association, the counseling profession, and the ethical practice of counseling through trauma-informed practices; and, by nurturing respect for human dignity, cultural inclusivity, and resilience.
Join an IARTC Committee!!!
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Our IARTC Professional Development Committee is actively seeking highly
conscientious, organized, and visionary members to help in the development and execution
of our ongoing webinar series. This is a fun and fast-paced committee and you will enjoy your work on this dynamic committee. Please join us!
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To join the Committee, please send your CV and letter of interest to IARTC Past President Dr. Peggy Mayfield at Mayfield.peggyc@gmail.com, IARTC President Dr. Lisa Levers at levers@duq.edu, and IARTC President-Elect, Dr. Matt Walsh at walsh1714@gmail.com. If appointed to a committee, we will also need a headshot and a brief bio so that we can add your profile to the IARTC website. IARTC needs you!
Participate Now!
IARTC SWOT Analysis. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) are important factors to consider in framing the work of any organization. We launched a membership survey to assess members’ ideas, needs, and opportunities. We endeavor to calibrate our efforts to provide members with targeted beneficial services and opportunities.
Thank you for your stalwart support of IARTC. We look forward to getting to know each of you and we aim to develop ways to provide an array of exciting member benefits. Please contribute to the development of aligned services by completing the survey at this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IARTC_Membership_Survey
Best always,
Peggy
Peggy Mayfield, Ph.D., LCPC, NCC, CCMHC, CCTP, CFTP, DCMHS
President (2022 - 2023) & Co-Founder, International Association for Resilience and Trauma Counseling
Diplomate and Clinical Health Specialist in Child & Adolescent, Family, and Trauma Counseling
Member, American Counseling Association International Committee
ACA Traumatology Interest Network Leadership Team
United Nations NGO Committee on Mental Health
Prevent Child Abuse Illinois Board Development Chair
Join IARTC: contact ACA’s Member Services Center at 800-298-2276, Monday - Friday, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm ET.
IARTC Newsletters: https://www.iartc.org/about-4
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