International Association for Resilience and Trauma Counseling:
IARTC
A Division of the American Counseling Association
Trauma Counseling and Resilience is the official journal of the International Association for Resilience and Trauma Counseling (IARTC), a division of the American Counseling Association. This journal advances knowledge about trauma counseling and resilience for counselors and mental health clinicians from diverse backgrounds around the globe. Its online platform rapidly disseminates what counselors need to know to foster trauma recovery and promote resilience in individuals and groups worldwide.
Trauma Counseling and Resilience launched its Call for Manuscripts for its debut issue in Spring 2023, and published Issue #1 in Spring 2024.
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.
2024 ARC Conference: Reach for Resilience
The Academic Resilience Consortium is excited to host the 2024 Conference in collaboration with Winston-Salem State University from April 3rd to 5th. Over 15 presentations will be offered, including a keynote presentation by Dr. Luana Marques titled Boldly Go: Transforming Anxiety into Academic Success.
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Budget & Finance Committee
Budget and Finance Committee: Prepares and presents the annual association budget, and shall carry out such other activities as may be assigned by the Board or the President. Monitors and confers as needed regarding IARTC finances and reports to the members at IARTC’s annual members' meeting.
Marcia McCall, PhD, MBA, LCMHC-A
Chair, Budget & Finance Committee
Marcia Huston McCall, PhD, MBA, LCMHC-A is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine (primary) and Physiology and Pharmacology (secondary). She researches clinical and economic outcomes of mental health interventions in medical settings. She collaborates with the Tobacco Control Center of Excellence on tobacco cessation programs and research. Dr. McCall provides individual and group psychotherapy to medical, graduate, physician assistant, nurse anesthesia, and master’s level student clients of Counseling and Well-Being Services, a program of the School of Medicine. She also provides psychotherapy to adult patients of the Psychiatry practice.
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Dr. McCall obtained her doctoral degree in Counseling and Counselor Education at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she researched Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for hospitalized patients with substance misuse and disordered use. The SBIRT interventions were conducted by counselors and counseling trainees from the School of Medicine’s Addiction Research and Clinical Health program. She also holds Master of Arts in Counseling and Master of Business Administration degrees, both from Wake Forest University.
Previously, Dr. McCall served the School in business administrative positions and directed the NIH-funded General Clinical Research Center. While in Boston, she was the Assistant Controller of the Massachusetts General Hospital and practiced as a Certified Public Accountant with Deloitte.
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Dr. McCall has practiced yoga for 25 years and became a Registered Yoga Teacher in 2014. She is married to School of Medicine faculty member Charles E. McCall, MD. Together they have three adult children located in New York and North Carolina, and three dogs at home in Winston-Salem.
