CORE COMPONENTS AND INTERVENTION SKILLS FOR TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE

Catalog description

This course will introduce students to the use of common trauma-informed practice elements, with emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion, in the intervention and treatment of traumatized children and their families. The course conceptualizes a trajectory of intervention that considers the impact of trauma, the intervention objective(s) that may be used to ameliorate that impact, and the identification of practice elements that, if used skillfully, will support the intervention objective. The course also highlights how the effective use of common trauma-informed practice elements relies on the interconnection of these factors in the context of a sound therapeutic relationship. This foundation will allow clinicians to move more easily between empirically supported interventions available for diverse children and families impacted by trauma.