There is a lot to say about the past 8 days and I struggle to find a place to start. But what comes to mind is a question our host, Dr. Carlos Velasquez asked us. He asked what the best part of this journey has been for us. Admittedly, I could not answer the question, […]
My three full days in Puerto Rico as a member of the second team in the Green Cross deployment have so far proven to be full, eye opening, and impactful. Four months since catastrophic Hurricane Maria tore threw the island, the visible physical devastation on the ground seems to be hit or miss. Most structures […]
I met Jim (not his real name) in the camp set up for those who had nothing before Harvey. The hurricane was just the most recent horrible event for him. In the past five weeks his mother had died, he was evicted from his apartment, was dropped in the camp, and survived Harvey. His childhood and adolescence were […]
The amount of debris and devastation in Rockport, TX and Port Aransas, TX is overwhelming but the people who are here are truly amazing. Today we spoke with government officials who are trying to offer help and logistics for all the donations, visiting volunteers, and local people who are affected by Hurricane Harvey. We met […]
Experiencing Charlottesville as a counselor was humbling. It was humbling to have been given the opportunity, through the Green Cross, to walk into a grieving city of strangers and try to serve them with an unconditional agape love; to help them bear the weight of the trauma they’d experienced, with the hope that in some […]
Today we got to Charlottesville, Virginia when the sun was still down and woke up five hours later to start the day. We were told the weather has gotten a little cooler, not the blazing heat that was present last weekend, similar to way the city has begun to cool after the riots that occurred […]
Richmont’s Trauma Response Team will travel to Charlottesville this weekend to provide to services to those impacted by domestic terrorism. The team will provide compassion fatigue services to counselors, first responders, and the community reeling from recent events. Richmont is honored to participate in this effort as it aligns with its mission of healing, restoration, […]
A team of trauma therapists from Richmont Graduate University has traveled to Greece to assess and respond to the needs of Syrian refugees and relief workers. Their mission is the training of humanitarian workers in compassion fatigue and trauma and also counseling families at the detention camp in Lesbos. The following is an update from Dr. […]
A team of trauma therapists from Richmont Graduate University has traveled to Greece to assess and respond to the needs of Syrian refugees and relief workers. Their mission is the training of humanitarian workers in compassion fatigue and trauma and also counseling families at the detention camp in Lesbos. The following is an update from Richmont […]
A team of trauma therapists from Richmont Graduate University has traveled to Greece to assess and respond to the needs of Syrian refugees and relief workers. Their mission is the training of humanitarian workers in compassion fatigue and trauma and also counseling families at the detention camp in Lesbos. The following is a day three update […]
