Trauma

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to trauma and is designed to explore the rapidly expanding field of psychological trauma within a variety of theoretical frameworks (e.g., liberatory, relational, cognitive, neurobiological, clinical, sociocultural). The course will explore many areas including the meaning and nature of trauma; sociopolitical histories and current theories in the field; various types of traumas; how trauma and violence affect individuals, communities, and systems; trauma assessment and clinical diagnostic considerations. This class will also introduce students to the neuroscience of trauma and the impact of trauma on the body, as well as vicarious traumatization, and self-care and community-care models for therapists to sustain themselves in the field and in trauma work. This class will also include working with the dynamics of intimate partner violence, crisis counseling, and assessment and reporting of child and elder abuse. RESTRICTED TO ICP STUDENTS. NOT OPEN TO ICPW STUDENTS.