Community Trauma and Healing

Catalog description

This class focuses on developing an understanding of what trauma is and how it functions on individual, community, and collective levels. Students will learn about the sensory, affective, cognitive, and spiritual components of trauma and how an integrative approach to treatment can provide resources for working with trauma. Students will explore diverse community healing rituals and develop interventions aimed at catalyzing healing and recovery in community settings. Through experiential activities, students will have opportunities to participate and cultivate their own style of leadership in the classroom community. RESTRICTED TO COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH STUDENTS