18-hour Immigrant and Refugee Trauma Certificate
By the Nationalities Service Center
This is a 6 Month 18-Hour Virtual Training via Zoom Thursdays, 2-3:30 PM EST. It is held on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the Month, November 6th, 2025-April 16, 2026.
Please email Gwen Soffer at [email protected] for the registration and payment link.
Investment
Individual/ Small Organization (1-49 staff) : $300 per person
Medium Organization (50-100 staff): $350 per person
Large Organization (100+ staff): $400 per person
** If registering 5 or more staff from same agency, please contact [email protected] for a group discount.
Facilitator
Gwen Soffer serves as the Director of Wellness, Trauma-Informed Practice at NSC, overseeing onsite clinical and holistic trauma-informed wellness programming as well as staff self-care and professional development. She holds a master’s degree in Social Work with Trauma Specialty from Widener University.
She is TCTSY-F certified through the Center for Trauma and Embodiment at the Justice Resource Institute and has been working in the trauma-informed wellness field for over fifteen years. Gwen is a Certified Trauma Service Specialist and has certifications in Stress Management and the Harvard Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery Certification. She is a member of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists, and the National and Pa. Association of Social Work. She presents regularly on the topic of trauma and wellness including the Pathways for Victims Services Conference, Jefferson University Trauma Training Conference, North American Refugee Health Conference, and the Beau Biden Institute/SOAR Trauma Institute and has published multiple articles and chapters on trauma-informed wellness practices. Her belief in the power of connection and the potential of healing drives her passion for trauma-informed practice.
