CMH 5100 - Trauma and Crisis Intervention

Credits: 4

This course equips students with an understanding of the different forms of trauma clients might experience and how these different experiences impact decisions regarding trauma-informed care. Topics will include the following: the neurobiology of trauma, attachment theory, understanding trauma through a developmental lens, stabilization, complex and acute trauma, trauma theories, dissociation, trauma processing techniques, vicarious trauma and self-care.
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the MS Clinical Mental Health Counseling program