MSW 605 - Advanced Trauma Topics

3 Credits

This course serves as an advanced course in healing-centered clinical practice. The course covers advanced trauma care topics that build upon the knowledge gained and skills developed in the MSW 600 - Trauma-Informed Practice. The topics covered in this course will include vicarious traumatization of the service provider, treatment strategies for insidious and complex trauma and related dissociative disorders, how the brain responds to trauma, how socio-political oppression informs individuals’ trauma, and how the intergenerational transmission of trauma presents in clients’ trauma narratives and presenting symptomatology. Particular attention will be given to trauma work and related topics, as they related to diverse populations through the lens of anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Credit Type Code: Letter Grade