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At Presence Works LLC™, we equip first responders, helping professionals, peer support teams, and clergy with the skills to show up with regulated presence and to meet others where they are. Through the PRESENCE™ Framework and ATTUNE™ Modality, our services provide practical, trauma-resposive, and compassion-focused tools that can be applied in real-world, high-stress environments.
POCKET GUIDE
A Pocket Guide for Peer-Support Team Members of First Responders and Helping Professionals
The Art and Science of Trauma-Responsive Care and Compassion-Focused Engagement
The flagship Presence Works™ field companion — a durable, carry-anywhere reference that distills trauma responsive peer support into practical, everyday language.
Written for the locker, the rig, and the ready room, it grounds every technique in lived first responder experience.
MODULE 2
Understanding Trauma
The Impact, the Brain, and the Path to Healing
A foundational look at how trauma reshapes the brain and body, and why that knowledge changes how peer supporters show up for others. Builds the neuroscience literacy that underpins the entire PRESENCE™ framework.
MODULE 3
Compassion-Focused Engagement
Communication Skills for Meaningful Human Connection
Practical communication skills for entering another person’s pain without flinching or fixing. Teaches learners to lead with empathy while staying grounded, professional, and genuinely present.
MODULE 4
Self-Regulation Techniques
Practical Tools for Managing Stress and Building Resilience
Hands-on nervous-system tools — breathing, grounding, and titration techniques — that help helpers regulate themselves before, during, and after hard conversations. The practical backbone of the ATTUNE™ modality.
MODULE 5
Spiritual Care in Action
Bringing Hope, Meaning, and Faith to the Front Lines
Explores how chaplains and peer supporters offer spiritual care with humility and without
imposition — honoring each person’s own beliefs while holding space for hope and
meaning in crisis.
MODULE 6
Compassion Fatigue & Burnout
Recognize It. Respond to It. Recover from It.
A clear-eyed look at the cost of caring for others — how to spot early warning signs of
compassion fatigue and burnout, and the concrete recovery practices that sustain a long
career in the helping professions.
MODULE 7
Peer Support Basics
Building Relationships That Make a Real Difference
The entry point to the peer support role itself — what it is, what it isn’t, and how trust is built one conversation at a time. Establishes the relational foundation every later module builds on.
MODULE 8
Critical Incident Stress & Rapid PFA
A Practical Guide for Immediate Support
A field-ready guide to Psychological First Aid in the minutes and hours after a critical incident.
MODULE 9
Interpersonal Neurobiology
How Relationships Shape Healing and Growth
Explores co-regulation and the healing power of relationship.
MODULE 10
Building Rapport & Boundaries
The Balance Between Connection and Protection
Healthy boundaries while maintaining authentic connection.
MODULE 11
Confidentiality & Ethics
Protecting People, Profession, and Purpose
Ethical guardrails, confidentiality, and trust.
MODULE 12
Cultural Competence & Diversity
Respecting Differences, Building Stronger Connections
Cultural humility for effective peer support.
MODULE 13
Communication Skills
Listen Well. Speak Well. Connect Well.
Core listening and dialogue skills.
MODULE 14
Peer Support Team Development
Building Effective, Sustainable Teams
Recruitment, training, and team sustainability.
MODULE 15
Organizational Wellness Culture
Building Healthy Teams and Thriving Departments
Embedding wellness into organizational culture.
MODULE 16
Post-Traumatic Growth
From Surviving to Thriving and Finding New Purpose
The capstone on growth through adversity.
INSTRUCTOR EDITION
Instructor Workbook
Tools, Strategies, and Resources for Effective Facilitation
Facilitation guide aligned with PRESENCE™ and ATTUNE™.
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Whether you are developing a peer support program, preparing your team, or seeking support after critical incidents, we are here to help you create a culture where people feel supported, valued, and equipped.