Trauma and Crisis Intervention: Theory, Response Models and Techniques

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This course covers the theory, response models and techniques used in assessing and treating trauma and crisis-response issues among diverse people of all ages. Counselors-in-training (CITs) will learn skills of identification, intervention, and treatment of people experiencing traumatic stress, through the use of individual and group work. Special issues that impact vulnerability (e.g.: addictions, social supports, chronic illness, culture) are also reviewed. This course will also explore the impact of trauma on the counselor, issues of compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, and counselor wellness and self-care.