INTRODUCING CRISIS CARE TRAINING INTERNATIONAL(CCTI)
Founding
Crisis Care Training International (CCTI) is a global ministry of WEC International to children in crisis founded in 2004 by Dr. Phyllis Kilbourn.
Dr Kilbourn is a child advocate, trauma trainer and author/editor of a number of handbooks focused on interventions for children in crisis and has served in Liberia and Kenya with WEC International.
She holds the PhD in education from Trinity International University, Deerfield, Illinois. Dr. Kilbourn has taught crisis care training seminars and/or conducted research in many countries across Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia, Latin America and North America.
Vision Statement
To facilitate through training the building of a hope-filled tomorrow for children and families in crisis situations.
Background
Dr. Kilbourn traveled in dozens of countries visiting children-in-crisis projects and conducting training seminars. She knew the local church's participation in the response to the cries of the world's suffering children was the only answer to their overwhelming needs.
Training to equip local churches to participate, however, would be a mammoth undertaking. To facilitate the training would require a joining of hands and networking of like-minded individuals and organizations. Along with providing the necessary training tools, CCTI seeks to be a catalyst in this process.
Implementing Our Strategies
With assistance from many individuals and organizations, CCTI has produced a curriculum as a main training tool. When completed Offering Healing and Hope for Children in Crisis will be a multiple-module curriculum. Module 1, Trauma and Crisis Care (core module), Module 2, Street Children, and Module 3, Caring for orphans and Vulnerable Children are now being used in numerous countries. The next module will focus on rehabilitation for those who have served as Child soldiers.
CCTI has conducted training seminars in Latin and South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Canada and the USA. To multiply training efforts, a "train the trainer" handbook is being developed.
