''CCIT was developed in 2024 by Network for Ethical Treatment's (NET) founders Paula Soto, Catanna Roberson and William Roberson, with collaborative input from a number of experts in the first responder and trauma treatment professions. Our team sought to create a way to provide trauma-focused treatment that prioritizes ethical standards of clinical competency and service provision, including:
- ethically informed consent - ensuring that clients have full understanding and self-agency regarding the treatment and services they choose
- minimizing risks of harmful or unhelpful treatment results
- accessibility of effective treatment - addressing barriers such as stigma, time constraints and affordability
- flexibility in pacing and methods of treatment
- continuity of care: follow up and collaboration across providers and systems, to ensure that clients do not struggle to navigate a fragmented system of care
On an individual provider level, the CCIT model prioritizes comprehensive client-directed care and ongoing collaboration with other service providers involved in clients' lives.
On a programmatic scale, the CCIT model serves as an operational and organizational foundation.
On a provider network scale, the CCIT model dictates a standard of clinical and ethical excellence, and elevates competency standards for mental health professionals.
Inherent to the CCIT model on any level is the value of sustainability in the therapy profession: Therapists deserve fair pay that sustains their ability to provide excellent treatment while effectively maintaining their own health and professional growth. Therapists deserve to apply their expertise without unethical systems dictating profit-driven practices that harm clients and curtail professional autonomy. Together, we support each others' professional growth.
CCIT services encompass:
- culturally responsive and complex trauma-informed assessment
- referrals/service coordination
- expert clinical treatment
- education
- advocacy
Developed and operated by the clinical service providers and the people we serve:
CCIT operational imperatives:
- People seeking services receive comprehensive assessment and follow up on referrals and recommendations
- Providers collaborate to coordinate services.
- Services include support to access cross-systemic resources and treatment: Connecting people with agencies, resources, and clinical service providers to meet all levels of clinical need is an ethical imperative.
- Public health education and psychoeducation are prioritized: One on one therapy is not the only way of building one's mental health awareness and resiliency. Access to life-sustaining information is the right of every citizen.
- Ongoing input from stakeholders is vital to continual program and service evaluation and improvement.
- Ethical standards, clinical best practices, and cultural competency are paramount.
- Ongoing professional development support for providers is valued - we are continual learners who recognize that we need our professional community for ongoing learning.
- CCIT framework and clinical approaches are grounded in intersectional perspectives.
CCIT is scalable and adaptable from micro to macro:
- Individual provider/local referral network
- Special population programs (such as NET's program, FITT)
- Large-scale network of providers serving diverse populations. Network for Ethical Treatment is an emerging nonprofit and network of clinicians who meet the clinical and operational standards of the CCIT Model. The CCIT model supports clients to choose when they engage in intensive trauma-focused treatment - thus, NET aims to serve all levels of outpatient mental health need, by including and collaborating with complex trauma-informed clinicians who utilize modalities other than EMDR.