The Colin A. Ross Institute was formed in 1995 to further the understanding of psychological trauma and its consequences by providing educational services, research, and clinical treatment of trauma based disorders.

Educational services are provided through workshops, books, CD's and DVD's. Dr. Ross has published 130 papers in peer-reviewed journals, most of them dealing with trauma and dissociation. Most of the papers contain original research data, and much of the research has been funded by the Ross Institute.

Dr. Ross consults to three Trauma Programs at hospitals in Texas, Michigan and California. Treatment at these programs is based on his Trauma Model.