Men’s Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model (M-TREM) Training

Description

The Men’s Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model (M-TREM) is similar in many respects to the women’s approach (TREM). Designed to help group members develop and strengthen the skills necessary to effective coping with the impact of traumatic experiences, it draws primarily on psychoeducational, cognitive-behavioral, and skill-building techniques in an actively supportive group context. The men’s 24-session group is structured in three sections. Part I addresses key experiences of male trauma survivors and places these experiences in the context of cultural expectations of men. It explores both central emotions (anger, fear, hope, shame) and relationship characteristics (friendship, intimacy, trust, loss). In Part II, attention focuses more directly on trauma and its connections to emotional, addictive, and relationship difficulties. Part III adopts an explicitly skill-building emphasis with sessions on communication, problem-solving, and self-soothing, among others. This workshop will begin with an overview of men’s trauma, including brief discussions of prevalence and impact. After an introduction to the overall rationale and structure of M-TREM, the instructors will provide a session-by-session review of the model with emphasis on goals, process, and suggestions for effective group leadership. Time will be reserved for questions and discussion.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will learn basic prevalence data about men’s trauma.
2. Participants will learn about gender similarities and differences in the impact of trauma and in coping styles.
3. Participants will learn the key differences between TREM and M-TREM approaches.
4. Participants will review the content and core skill-based objectives of M-TREM.

Trainer: Lori L. Beyer, LICSW

Dates: February 3, 4, 5, and 6, 2026

Time: 9:00am-12:30pm (eastern time)

Location: Via WebEx

Cost: $500, manuals are included and mailed to your work/home