Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics I

Catalog description

Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics I is an advanced year elective focused on assessing the neurodevelopmental impact of trauma and selecting interventions consistent with this assessment. Students will learn to identify major regions of the brain, appreciate the sequential nature of brain development, and determine which areas of the brain have likely been affected by developmental trauma. Consistent with a neurosequential understanding of development, students will be taught to recognize which interventions involve specific brain regions in order to assist them in choosing those most likely to promote growth in areas of the brain impacted by trauma. This assessment and intervention process occurs within the frameworks of systems and attachment theories, which recognize that the relational environments and communities in which clients live must be adequately safe and supportive for any intervention to be effective. This course uses a flipped classroom model. It incorporates recorded material supplied by The Neurosequential Network. Students will view these recordings outside of class and meet for 2-hour live sessions every other week to discuss and apply the material. By the end of the course, students will have completed more than half of the requirements for Level 1 Certification in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics. In order to complete the full requirements, students will follow this course with SASS 558 : Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics II. Prereq: SASS 504 and SASS 507 .