APD offering specialty counselor trainings to aid trauma victims

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is looking for nonprofit and private sector mental health counselors to assist in counseling services for trauma victims, the department said in a release Monday.APD has $50,000 dedicated to the project. It calls for trainings with selected counselors in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, per the release. Selected counselors can undergo the trainings in exchange for "50 pro bono counseling sessions for survivors of tra