Clinical Social Work Practice with Survivors of Trauma

Catalog description

Drawing from an ecological perspective, this course covers the nature and impact of trauma across an individual’s lifespan as well as trauma’s influence within a family system. The course will review types of traumatic events, the spectrum of posttraumatic distress and examine comprehensive evaluation and assessment of posttraumatic response. Student will explore methods and models for clinical intervention with traumatized youth, adults and families including evidence-based practice models and other resources for treating trauma. Throughout the course, the impact of co-occurring “disorders” and the influence of gender, culture and class on posttraumatic response and trauma treatment will be discussed. Methods and techniques for managing a practitioner’s “Compassion Fatigue” will conclude the course.