 ITR® Training Institute | Maryland State Police
Behavioral Health & Crisis Services Program
Maryland State Police
Trauma Effective Training and Peer Support Enhancement
Presented in partnership with the ITR Training Institute — building in-agency support and proactive trauma mitigation for Maryland's troopers and their families.
This isn’t about checking a box. It’s about giving troopers — and the people who support them — practical tools to mitigate trauma early, so fewer ever need a higher level of care.
 Register here for August 10th Live Virtual on Zoom
Register Here for August 13 In Person
Mitigating trauma early means fewer troopers ever need a higher level of care — because they had the tools, and the trained people around them, sooner.
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Mitigate Trauma Before It Escalates
Catch the early signs in yourself and your partner — before it turns into something that needs a higher level of care.
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Peer Support, Built In-Agency
Strengthens the peer support skills you already lean on, with shared tools and a shared language. Understand how the body and brain are hardwired to respond.
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Trauma-Effective, On Duty & Off
Hands-on skills you'll actually use personally and professionally, not just classroom theory. Many report they successfully used newly learned skills Immediately to help others.
It's time to go from trauma-informed to trauma-effectiveÂ
A practical framework you can use without needing to know the science behind it — but we give you the science too!  ITR is built on decades of clinical practice-based evidence and now we have a peer support model designed for first responders.
Spot the signs of the Instinctual Trauma Response and/or traumatic stress in yourself or a peer, early.
Learn to ground someone in the moment and later, educate and normalize why they did what they did.
Decide or help a peer to decide what would be the best next step.Â
"I am a current law enforcement officer and have been employed in various capacities in the criminal justice system for over 30 years. I am also a member of my police department’s Peer Support Team. I was introduced to ITR at an FOP Peer-To-Peer Support meeting. Knowing ITR has added to the level of support I can give a colleague. I have found that the skill of being able to help “ground” and explain the ITR psychoeducation has been highly effective for my colleagues seeking mental health help or information. It is important for them to know that the feelings they are experiencing are not their fault and are a product of the brain’s physiological response to trauma instead of “emotional or mental weakness”. I highly recommend ITR for first responders.
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“I am a police officer and have studied ITR. I use it all the time, not only for myself but for my peer support work. More officers come to me because they know that I can explain ITR psychoeducation. I can help them understand traumatic stress and how the brain and body work around it. This is very helpful and can save someone’s life! I would recommend ITR for anyone and I know that learning the basics will change someone’s work and family life for the better.
 "I was a participant in an ITR training. At the time, I had been on the job for 34 years, and like most police officers, I was leery of this therapeutic approach to trauma but remained open-minded. Once it is explained, what constitutes trauma, how the brain works and the impact an incident can have on human beings, it provides a foundation for understanding and empathy for self and others, especially when working through an incident. In the last 8-plus years of my career, I had the honor of earning the trust of my fellow brothers and sisters in blue wrestling with mental health issues, substance use/addiction or in-crisis. Recognizing the detriment to repeated exposure to trauma, acknowledging our emotions instead of suppressing them, and therapeutically processing a trauma will allow for a healthier you.
Sergeant C. W. Hart, Jr. (Retired)
Peer Support Provider
Get more information about the ITR/Florida State University Experiential ResearchÂ
August 14th 8-4pm we will be hosting a small group to go through ITR's Guidebook and process a workplace trauma. Allegany College, 12401 Willowbrook Rd, Cumberland, MD 21502
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