Trauma-Informed Social Wk Prac

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Over the last 20 years, there has been increasing recognition of the role that psychological trauma plays in a wide range of health, mental health, and social problems. Trauma includes a wide range of situations where people are physically threatened, hurt or violated, or when they witness others in these situations. This course explores the nature and experience of traumatic events including but not limited to child abuse, intimate partner violence, grief and loss, homicide, suicide, campus violence, and race-based trauma. Historical perspectives, neurobiology, and various theories will be explored. Multiple assessment tools will be examined. Various examples of interventions and therapeutic techniques will be examined for their usefulness in working with survivors of trauma. The concepts of vicarious trauma and self-care will also be taught in order to prepare students to effectively work with trauma survivors.