CRISIS AND TRAUMA COUNSELING
Counseling approaches that effectively address crises and trauma, exploring the impact of trauma and crisis and potential neurobiological responses, the development of skills and techniques for assessment and intervention in specific crisis or trauma situations including suicide assessment and intervention.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Show competency in how to manage crisis response and trauma as a mental health professional Audience: Graduate 2. Articulate empirical and theoretical support for individual and systems-level interventions in crisis and trauma situations Audience: Graduate 3. Develop an understanding about the disproportionate impact of crises and trauma on marginalized communities and identify appropriate, culturally relevant interventions Audience: Graduate 4. Explore the basis for self-care as an ethical and professional standard and develop a personal understanding of self-care through practice Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Show competency in how to manage crisis response and trauma as a mental health professional Audience: Graduate 2. Articulate empirical and theoretical support for individual and systems-level interventions in crisis and trauma situations Audience: Graduate 3. Develop an understanding about the disproportionate impact of crises and trauma on marginalized communities and identify appropriate, culturally relevant interventions Audience: Graduate 4. Explore the basis for self-care as an ethical and professional standard and develop a personal understanding of self-care through practice Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027