Trauma And Crisis Intervention

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Trauma and Crisis Intervention combines two important components of working with vulnerable populations in crisis. First, trauma-sensitive care aims to prepare students through research and best practice standards when working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Standards for competent practice in response to trauma are an ethical obligation of the profession, because the likelihood of encountering survivors of trauma in every practice setting is very high. Additionally, trauma-sensitive care recognizes the importance for students to understand the impact of the work on self, colleagues, the organization, and the system. Understanding the impact of secondary traumatic stress, vicarious traumatization, vicarious resilience, and posttraumatic growth is critical to professional growth and development. Second, crisis intervention training is an important part of work with vulnerable people involved in crisis situations. Prerequisite(s): SWRK 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND (SWRK 24000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR HDFS 21000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR PSY 12000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) Course Learning Outcomes 1. Identify behavior that indicates an escalation toward aggression and violent behavior and take appropriate measures to avoid, decelerate and/or de-escalate crisis situations. 2. Assess the level of risk associated with crisis behavior and make appropriate decisions related to the management of such risks. 3. Use suitable and acceptable physical interventions to reduce or manage risk behavior. 4. Identify the impact of crisis events and describe Post-intervention responses that can be used for personal and organizational support and learning. 5. Recognize that the nature of trauma and traumatic experiences are inherently complex. 6. Recognize that trauma affects children, adults, and families in specific ways. 7. Recognize that an emphasis on strengths-based approaches rather than deficit-oriented approaches help clients identify their own strengths and support the development of new coping skills. View Class Schedule