COUN 2767 - TRAUMA AND GRIEF COUNSELING

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course introduces professional counseling students to the field of traumatic stress studies. The history of the field, prevalence of trauma exposure, and current trauma theory and practice will be reviewed. Consideration is given to responses to a variety of types of traumatic experiences including childhood trauma, race-based trauma, adult sexual assault, combat, domestic violence, homicide, witnessed violence, and others. Trauma responses will be explored in detail, as will societal, cultural, and historical influences on our understanding of the impact of trauma. Prominent treatment approaches will be presented. This course will also examine grief and loss, as well as the grieving process across the lifespan in a variety of cultural contexts.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Grad Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PLAN: Clinical Mental Health Counsel (CMHC-MS)

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