Affirmative Collective

TAC'S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO PROVIDE WORLD-CLASS, EVIDENCE-BASED, CULTURALLY AWARE CARE FOR UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS. ALL OF TAC'S TIME AND RESOURCES WERE ALLOCATED TO THIS GOAL. TAC ACHIEVES THIS GOAL THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CLINICS AND TRAINING/MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS. UTILIZING PRIMARILY CBT AND THIRD-WAVE INTERVENTIONS, PRACTITIONERS OFFERED OUTPATIENT CARE FOR CONDITIONS SUCH AS MOOD DISORDERS, TRAUMA/PTSD, OCD, SUD, SLEEP DIFFICULTIES, AND EDS. INTENSIVELY TRAINED CLINICIANS PROVIDED FULL-MODEL, COMPLIANT DBT INCLUDING SKILLS GROUP, INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, CONSULTATION TEAM, AND PHONE COACHING. TAC ALSO SOUGHT TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE THE CAREERS OF PSYCHOLOGISTS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS-IN-TRAINING WHO HOLD MARGINALIZED IDENTITIES THROUGH ADVANCED TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP. TO THAT END, TAC HAS DEVELOPED A THOUGHTFUL AND ROBUST PRACTICE OF MENTORSHIP FOR OUR CLINICIANS-IN-TRAINING. TAC FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED EMPLOYEES' ONGOING CLINICAL TRAINING BY SPONSORING ENROLLMENT IN WORLD-CLASS CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS OFFERED BY NON-TAC ORGANIZATIONS. THESE TRAININGS ARE HIGHLY COVETED IN THE FIELD AND OFTEN TOO COSTLY FOR INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONERS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. IN THE YEAR 2022, TAC WAS ABLE TO SERVE A TOTAL OF 58 CLIENTS. TAC HELD APPROXIMATELY 50-60 DBT GROUP THERAPY SESSIONS FOR CLIENTS. TAC HIRED 8-10 CLINICIANS TO SERVE CLIENTS, WITH EACH CLINICIAN PROVIDING APPROXIMATELY 4 CLINIC HOURS OF THERAPY PER WEEK. A MAJORITY OF THESE CLINICIANS ARE POST-MASTERS DOCTORAL CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS IN WASHINGTON RECEIVING PAYMENT FOR THEIR SERVICES AND EXCEPTIONAL TRAINING. TAC WAS ABLE TO PAY FOR 3-5 LICENSED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS FOR SUPERVISION. TAC PROVIDED ITS CLINICIANS WITH ADVANCED TRAINING IN DBT THROUGH BEHAVIORAL TECH.