Trauma in School & Mental Health Counseling

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Due to the overwhelming incidence of trauma, adversity, and toxic stress among consumers of mental health services and the potential profound and pervasive impact of trauma on development, it is essential that mental health professionals gain the necessary knowledge, competencies, and skills to foster resilience and healing. This course explores how trauma impacts not only cognitive and emotional processing, but also dysregulates neurophysiology, and discusses evidence based assessments and interventions that counselors can use to help alleviate the negative impact of trauma with their clients. This course is designed to provide foundational trauma education for mental health professionals working within schools and community settings to promote their ability to recognize trauma responses, to create trauma-sensitive educational and clinical environments to foster learning, growth and health and to develop trauma responsive counseling skills. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Executive Program in School and Mental Health Counseling.