Crisis & Trauma Counseling

This course is designed to help students acquire an understanding of the theory and practice of counseling individuals in a crisis and/or intervening to address sequelae of traumatic experiences. Models of crisis assessment and intervention will be presented with emphasis on a developmental-ecological approach. Core counseling skills that are critical to an effective response to crises will be reviewed along with evaluation of an individual's response in terms of diagnostic criteria for relevant mental disorders. Suicide and homicide assessment and intervention will be covered in detail. Crisis assessment and intervention will be guided by examining examples (scenarios) in the life of individuals who have encountered, or are currently dealing with, situations including, but not limited to, sexual assault, relationship violence, loss and bereavement, natural disasters, military combat, and terrorism.

Attributes:
TGMH - Mental Health Counseling
prerequisite requiredPrerequisites: GMHC-515 C