Become Equipped

Led by Dr. Debra Wingfield and Joy Forrest, our year-long advocacy course offers nearly 100 hours of instruction on understanding the dynamics of coercive control through a biblical lens. Classes cover prevention, intervention, and healing the trauma women and children experience from abuse.
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Note: If you are still in the early stages of healing, these classes may trigger difficult emotions and memories.

Once you complete the advocacy classes, you can apply to become a CTPM-affiliated advocate. If you are ready to start the Onboarding process, Click this link.

Advocacy Course Testimonials

“I am currently enrolled in CTPM’s year-long faith-based advocacy training. The training has helped aid in my healing in multiple ways. The courses offered have helped me understand how to help my children heal from the trauma of living in an abusive home. It has also helped me understand many of the lies and unhealthy belief systems I believed that kept me trapped in my marriage for as long as it did. I continue to single parent my children, helping them recover from their trauma while healing from my own. I hope to someday start a CTPM support group in my church or community and become a CTPM-affiliated advocate (in God’s timing), helping other women find the hope and healing that I have found.”

Serena
Survivor 

“This training is the most comprehensive and insightful I have found anywhere, even as a trained professional. They are experts on this topic, and you will learn more from this program on domestic violence and coercive control than I have ever found from another resource — including my own undergraduate and graduate programs as a trained clinical therapist. Dr. Debra Wingfield bases her findings on research from credible resources, and is an expert in this field, as well as Joy Forrest, who has lived the topic. I would highly recommend this training to anyone without reservation.”

Susan S.
Licensed Therapist