SOWK 5570TRAUMA INFORMED SOWK PRACTICE

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This course is designed to expand social workers' knowledge, skills, and values about working with persons who have experienced traumatic stress. The course describes traumatic stress and its impact on children, adults, and families, in addition to social workers. The course will cover the impact of traumatic stress from infancy to adulthood, with a focus on neuro-psychological, behavioral, and overall lifelong well-being. The course introduces assessment tools that can help identify those affected by traumatic stress, and provides ways that social workers can manage professional stress. It also teaches how to use this knowledge to support the Core Concepts of Trauma, trauma informed systems of care, and well-being though case analysis and corresponding interventions tailored for those experiencing traumatic stress.