Trauma and Crisis Counseling

Catalog description

Covers crisis theory and multidisciplinary responses to crises, emergencies, or disasters. Also examines cognitive, affective, behavioral, and neurological effects associated with trauma. Includes assessment strategies, and short- and long-term intervention approaches (including for individuals with mental health disorders). Covers evidence-based risk and protective factors and treatments. Emphasizes resilience, personal, multidisciplinary, and community perspectives. Includes instruction on spousal/partner abuse assessment, detection, and intervention, and same-gender abuse dynamics. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students in the Master’s in Clinical Counseling Psychology program, who have obtained consent of program director.