Trauma Assessment and Interventions

Catalog description

This course will examine in depth the causes, symptoms and treatments of both trauma-related and "normal" relations to exceptional violence, taking into account the latest research in the field and examining the affective, behavioral, cognitive and spiritual challenges faced by survivors. Included, among others, will be community, military and church-based responses to such events as crime, school and workplace violence, domestic violence, motor vehicle accidents, and sexual assault. Registration Restrictions: Advanced undergraduate standing, as indicated by having completed a minimum of 18 hours of Psychology courses