
Lead Healing Conversations That Last
The Trustwork Series isn’t just a curriculum—it’s an emotional infrastructure designed to help children, teens, and caregivers rebuild trust from the inside out. This certification equips you with the skills, strategies, and trauma-aware tools you need to guide families toward connection and repair.
What You’ll Learn
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Emotional Safety Protocols – Red flags, resets, and grounding techniques
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Trust-Building Tools – Safe Bubbles, Truth Threads, Repair Scripts, and more
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Facilitation Mastery – How to “hold the room” without control or judgment
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Role-Based Language – Age-appropriate trust language for children, teens, and caregivers
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Session Flow – The 20/20/20 split model for rhythm, regulation, and closure
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Conflict & Crisis Response – Scripts and prompts for defiance, silence, disclosure, and emotional overwhelm
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Faith & Cultural Integration – Optional, respectful integration for faith-based or culturally specific settings
Course Format
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Self-Paced Video Modules – Learn on your schedule
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Downloadable Tools – Feelings boards, repair maps, sentence starters, and visual prompts
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Weekly Practice Scenarios – Real-world roleplays and reflection prompts
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Final Quiz & Reflection Essay – Demonstrate your readiness and awareness
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Certification & Directory Listing – Join our national network of facilitators
Who It’s For
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Foster, kinship, and adoptive caregivers
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Youth and family program leaders
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Church and faith-based ministry leaders
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Nonprofit and community mentors
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Educators and after-school program coordinators
What’s Included
âś… Lifetime access to all online modules and updates
✅ Digital copies of all 3 Trustwork Series books (Say It Small, Say It Anyway, Steady in the Storm)
âś… Printable facilitator guides and session planners
âś… Certification and license to facilitate the Trustwork Series
✅ Access to the BRIGHTPath™ Facilitator Portal with bonus resources
âś… Listing in the Trustwork Partner Directory for networking and referrals
Your Role Matters. You’re not here to “fix” people—you’re here to hold safe space where stories can breathe, shame can loosen, and trust can grow.

Trustwork Series: Trust Begins Here
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Introduction
3 lessons- Licensing & Usage Disclaimer
- General Disclaimer
- From the Author
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Section 1: Welcome & Vision
1 lesson- Ground the facilitator in mission, audience, and approach
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Section 2: Curriculum Foundations
1 lesson- Understand how the structure, sequence, and shared language
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Section 3: Core Facilitation Skills
1 lesson- Equip facilitators to hold space with safety and skill
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Section 4: Session Models & Implementation Formats
3 lessons- Using Debriefing Tools
- Preparing for Sessions
- Continued Engagement
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Section 5: Faith and Cultural Integration
1 lesson- Integrate healing work with faith and culture respectfully
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Section 6: Practice Scenarios
1 lesson- Prepare for real-world challenges in the room
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Section 7: Certification Pathway & Support Network
1 lesson- Outline how facilitators get trained, supported, and connected
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Section 8: Launching Your First Group
1 lesson- Equip facilitators to move from certification to real-world implementation
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Final Section: The Heart Behind the Work
1 lesson- Anchor facilitators in the emotional and ethical soul of this series
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Appendices & Tools
1 lesson- Assets and Downloads
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Certification
1 lesson- Trustwork Facilitator - Knowledge Check / Pre-Certification