Graduate Certificate in Trauma and Resilience

Description:

This graduate certificate in trauma and resilience will better prepare professionals to be competent in understanding and applying a trauma-informed approach in a variety of environments. A trauma-informed approach refers to how an agency, organization, and/or community, responsible for providing services such as mental health, education, crisis, and/or criminal justice services, thinks about providing those services in a way that supports prevention, resilience, and recovery. In this approach, all components of service delivery incorporate a thorough understanding of the prevalence and impact of trauma and the complex and varied paths in which people recover and heal from trauma. A definition of a trauma-informed approach incorporates three key elements: (1) realizing the prevalence of trauma; (2) recognizing how trauma affects all individuals involved with the program, organization, or system, including its own workforce; and, (3) responding by putting this knowledge into practice (http://www.samhsa.gov/traumajustice/traumadefinition/index.aspx).

 

Curriculum (15 Credits)

The Trauma and Resilience (TR) certificate is a 15 credit certificate. Three courses (9 credits) are the TIA core courses and are required of all students.  The additional two elective courses (6 credits) required for the certificate are drawn from existing courses within the CSBS, COE, or COHP.

Trauma and Resilience Core Courses (9 credits)

PSY 6100Trauma and the Brain

3

PSY 6200Resilience and Self-Care

3

PSY 6300Leadership in Trauma-Informed Approaches

3

Electives (6 Credits)

Students will select two elective courses (6 Credits) from their respective College(s).  Of the two electives, MED 6801 Building a Responsive Classroom is required for College of Education candidates.

Education Elective Courses

MED 6801Building a Responsive Classroom

3

MEC 6607Ethical Issues in School Counseling

3

MEC 7501Family Counseling

3

MEC 7502The Counselor as Consultant

3

MEC 8015Mental Health Seminar

3

MED 6801 Building a Responsive Classroom is required, along with one other course from the COE.

Health Professions Elective Courses

MSN 6646Philosophy and Ethics in Advanced Nursing Roles

3

MSN 7741Politics and Policy in the Healthcare System

3

MSN 8900Nurse Leadership Portfolio (Taken Last)

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective Courses

AFM 6630Family Dynamics

3

AFM 6640Families and Crisis

3

AFM 6650Family Resource Management

3

AHS 7640Social Policy, Advocacy and Human Services

3

AHS 7650Managing Children and Family Services

3

AHS 7655Principles of Creating a Human Service Organization

3

AHS 7670Alcohol and Other Drugs Program Management

3

MAJ 6613Mental Health and the Law

3

MAJ 6614Addiction Studies

3

MAJ 6615Therapeutic Strategies for Criminal Justice Offenders

3

MCC 8063Advanced Seminar: Mindfulness Based Counseling

3