PSY 930 - Trauma, Grief, & Loss with Children, Adolescents, and Families

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This course emphasizes theories and treatment approaches related to the experiences of trauma, grief, and loss with children, adolescents, and their families. A strong emphasis of this course will be to understand the ways children, adolescents, and families understand and experience trauma and loss and ways in which culture influences these processes. Loss will be explored broadly and will include an understanding of the impact of death, parent and child illness, divorce, and other losses on the psychological health and well-being of this population. The impact of trauma on the health and functioning of the child, adolescent, and family will also be explored. Developmental perspectives outlining the normal response to such experiences will also be emphasized. Evidence-based practices for the treatment of this population will be emphasized.