Despite trauma, true change can happen in people’s lives when Christ is at the center. This mini course is drawn from the Up Armor Coaching Model designed by Lt. Col. David Tharp and a team of broken, yet brave frontline survivors who understand trauma. This mini course will show you how to approach trauma recovery coaching with biblical wisdom, clinical awareness, and Spirit-led compassion. This course will equip you to help clients overcome isolation, fear, and shame, and rediscover their identity in Christ.
An Introduction to Trauma Focused Coaching Mini Course
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Session 1 – The Power of Unity
Session 2 – Our Greatest Problem
Session 3 – Rites of Initiation

Lt. Col. David Tharp
Lt. Col. David Tharp, PsyD, MDiv, MASW, MACP, is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force Reserve and served as a NATO Medical Advisor (MEDAD) in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He received the 2012 Air Force Association VA Employee of the Year Award, the 2014 Disabled American Veterans VA National Commanders Award, and the 2014 Texas Congressional District 17 Award. Dr. Tharp previously served as Program Manager for the third-largest PTSD program in the Department of Veterans Affairs. A clinical psychologist who is both a combat veteran and a former first responder, Dr. Tharp founded Project Healing Heroes in 2016 to facilitate resiliency and reintegration for other combat veterans, service members, first responders, and their family members as they serve our nation both at home and abroad. Through his own experiences and clinical work, he recognized that PTSD and suicide are two of the most challenging issues facing our veterans and first responders today. See more at: www.projecthealingheroes.org

Brian Childres
Brian Childres, MDiv, is the Founder of Freedom Trainings and of We Train Men Ministries. His passion is relationally discipling men like Jesus discipled the twelve. Brian is the author of Naked Warriors: Discipling Men by Destroying Isolation, and the creator of Men’s Boot Camp, a transformational weekend for men. He also wrote Divorce Heroes to help men and women experience the God encounter of a lifetime in the midst of horrific pain. Brian and his wife, Pamela, live in Tyler, Texas, and have four adult children. He enjoys bass fishing, kayaking, writing, playing guitar, and hiking with his wife. Brian’s daily prayer is, “God, teach me how to love.” See more at: www.wetrainmen.com

Scott Meador
Scott Meador serves as the COO and is a Board Member for Project Healing Heroes. He worked for the University of Alabama Police Department and the Guin Volunteer Fire Department. He also served as an EOD Tech in the U.S. Army. He attended the University of Alabama, where he majored in history and literature. His first writing experience came as a sportswriter for the Journal Record in Hamilton, Alabama, covering high school football games. His first book, Redemption: The Angel of Death Book 1, was released on Kindle in December 2010. The Lott Effect was released in June 2012. Scott’s latest release, Temptation: The Angel of Death Book 2, was released in June 2014. He currently lives in Texas with his wife, Belinda, and their two daughters. See more at: www.scottmeador.weebly.com
