Trauma and Crisis Intervention in MFT

Catalog description

This course will provide candidates with an introduction to the definitions of key concepts an d theories associated with the various types and causes of private and public crisis and trauma. Candidates will examine the physiological and psychological perspectives of trauma. Candidates will become familiarized with the role of the therapist in the use of assessment and treatment of clients affected by crisis and trauma. They will learn the psychosocial factors associated with trauma response while receiving a general overview of behavioral, cognitive, affective, and neurological implications of progr essive life trauma. Candidates will explore and identify interventions for treating clients affected with traumatic events in life.