DCES 803 - Trauma, Crisis, and Diaster Intervention

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This course is designed to advance clinicians’ knowledge and skills in responding to both small- and large-scale crises and trauma, as an individual practitioner and as part of an interdisciplinary team in an agency or a community. Students will study in-depth the effects of suicide, crises, disasters, and other trauma-causing events on persons of all ages, their respective family, and community. Students will develop a foundation for the assessment of individuals’ post-trauma biopsychological conditions and provision of treatment and intervention. In addition, vulnerabilities and at-risk populations will be analyzed. Professional, diversity, and ethical concerns in working with these at-risk populations and in the provision of treatments and interventions will be covered. Finally, the course also reviews issues affecting therapists who work with crisis and trauma populations and suggests strategies for self-care.