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Trauma treatment graduate certificate. Chair, Becky Bolen, PhD. Rationale. Social workers encounter victims of trauma in virtually every setting in which they work The knowledge base on trauma has grown exponentially in recent years
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Trauma treatment graduate certificate Chair, Becky Bolen, PhD
Rationale • Social workers encounter victims of trauma in virtually every setting in which they work • The knowledge base on trauma has grown exponentially in recent years • Much of this is due to the growing knowledge on the neurobiological effects of trauma • It is now clear that young children experiencing trauma might experience life-altering and life-long changes • Many evidence-based treatments for trauma survivors have been developed in the last few years
Criteria for Application • Must be moving into 2nd concentration year to apply • Must have 3.5 GPA • Application includes a personal statement addressing clinical skills or potential • Must be accompanied by letter of reference from professional social worker • Those accepted must complete online TF-CBT course prior to first class • First class for 2013-2014 – 28 students
Components of TTGC • Students will take 12 credit hours of course work • Students will take 2 or 3 of the following courses (6 hours) • SW531 Trauma Theory & Practice (required) • SW540 Beyond Combat: Military SW Practice • SW529 Disaster Management & Trauma-Informed Systems • SW540 Trauma Treatment • Students will take a trauma-informed field internship (6 hrs) • Students will do two trauma-specific assignments in their required concentration & selective courses • Must fit within the requirements of the course • Students will complete 2 online seminars (1 each semester)
Goals • Produce social workers who • Can go into different settings and work with traumatized clients • Understand the neurobiological effects of clients’ trauma • Can assess traumatized clients or systems within a larger ecological perspective • Can assess traumatized clients based on their current developmental stage and the stage at which the trauma occurred • Know TF-CBT • Know multiple other evidence-based treatments to draw upon based on different types of trauma, ages, and types of presentations • Understand trauma-informed systems and how to develop them
