Trauma-Informed Social Work Practice

Catalog description

This course will introduce students to trauma-informed social work practice through frameworks of resilience and resistance. Through lecture, experiential learning, media, class discussions, and course readings, students will learn about the physiological and psychological effects of trauma on individuals, families, and communities. This course will also invite students to analyze the politics of trauma and how they influence access to comprehensive, culturally humble, and trauma-informed individual and community care.