Highland Training Institute

11/10/2025

We have an excellent upcoming training opportunity! This online workshop, sponsored by the Institute for Quality Children Services at Florida State University, provides a comprehensive overview of trauma's effect on the brain, body, and behavior. It will focus specifically on working with high-acuity youth and offer practical strategies and valuable resources to enhance your approach in supporting these vulnerable populations. Practitioners will explore evidence-informed crisis-response protocols and body-based stabilization techniques designed to help restore safety and regulation. This training is highly recommended for professionals working in child welfare, crisis response, and in-home and residential treatment settings. To register, click on the following link https://tinyurl.com/yyetzd57

Date: December 10th, 2025
Time: 9am-12pm (CST)
Cost: $55
CEUs: Eligible for 3 CEUs for Florida social workers

10/21/2025

BIG NEWS!

Gulf Coast Trauma Institute is now Highland Training Institute!

We have rebranded to better reflect our expanding mission, and now offer our high-impact training directly to you through on-demand video courses and online communities.

Make sure to check out our new 16-hour video series and subscribe to our newsletter.

www.trainwithhighland.com

01/28/2025

The Gulf Coast Trauma Institute is hosting a free 2-day workshop on the latest stress reduction practices for first responders (e.g., police, fire, EMS, 911 operators) February 6-7 at the Harrison County Law Enforcement Training Facility in Gulfport, Mississippi. We have a few spots remaining! If you know of any first responders, or people who work closely in that field (e.g., victims advocates, attorneys & judges, human trafficking personnel, etc.), please share this opportunity! To register, please email [email protected].

This is approved for 12 Law Enforcement CEUs for the state of Mississippi.

08/25/2024

The Gulf Coast Trauma Institute recently provided a two-day trauma-informed care and stress reduction workshop for Domestic Abuse Family Shelter. Attendees included domestic violence and human trafficking workers from four different states. We're so appreciative of the amazing work being done to help some of society's most vulnerable populations!

08/01/2024

The Gulf Coast Trauma Institute will be presenting a 2-day trauma-informed care training for August 8-9 in Ellisville, Mississippi. Domestic Abuse Family Shelter is excited to offer this free training opportunity to all social workers, human service professionals, residential workers, first responders, and domestic violence shelter staff. Please spread the word to those who work in this field!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/helping-victims-become-survivors-trauma-informed-training-for-caretakers-tickets-935595570537?fbclid=IwY2xjawEYj2pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHReh2S3siPvwc3J1_-_F5Vrt87x-GR-n_MIUiuF_2Pz4Wf0pJxy7vx3AmA_aem_WVPVNM1IrZaep46eZ6-81A

10/06/2023

*****UPDATE*****

The June workshop on Advances in Trauma-Informed Care conducted by Dr. Matthew Vasquez is available for purchase on Vimeo at http://gulfcoasttraumainstitute-trainingvideos.vhx.tv/. Become a subscriber at www.gulfcoasttrauma.com to receive discounts.

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