Recovery & Growth Post Trauma

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By attending to the ways that a person\2019s sense of meaning, integrity, and trust can be violated through trauma and by understand basic spiritual practices that empower people in the healing process, this course helps educators, professionals and caregivers who come into contact with traumatized people. This course provides a holistic overview with emphasis on the spiritual and pastoral needs of traumatized people and makes accessible spiritual and theological resources to support the healing process. Given the multitude of types of trauma, the frequency of occasions for experiencing trauma over the course of a human lifetime, and the likelihood of encountering traumatized people in a variety of professions, including but not limited to pastoral care and ministry, it is important to have a theologically, spiritually and socially-informed understanding of the phenomenon of trauma in order to respond adequately, sensitively, and effectively to traumatized people. Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate College of Arts & Sciences Theology