Creating Trauma Informed and Healing Policies and Practices

1 Credit.

Provides a broad overview of the challenges presented by traumas including COVID-19 and violence. Reviews how trauma, including COVID-19 and violence, impacts clients, patients, participants in programs or community activities, and those leading these services, supports, and activities. Describes policies and practices that are healing and trauma-informed. Examines opportunities and challenges for creating more healing and trauma-informed organizations, programs, and policies and the challenges encountered. Prepares students to positively impact their own programs, organizations, and activities and to provide consultation to others interested in creating more healing and trauma informed polices, practices, and activities.