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Trauma Counseling I Available Online

 

Understand psychological, behavioral, somatic and cognitive sequelae in children, adults and communities caused by experiencing traumatic events. Receive an overview of trauma, identifying traumatic populations and issues involving traumatic injury and resolution. Understand the neurobiology of trauma and trauma's affect on brain development, the body, traumatic memory and learning.

Note: To enroll for graduate credit (Counseling, Educational Psychology, Nursing or Occupational Therapy) contact: Pa Vang at 414-227-3277 or email pa@uwm.edu. Off campus graduate resident tuition is approximately $1869.

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The Trauma Counseling series is a multidisciplinary training program for those who work with trauma survivors of abuse, violence, war, accident, crime and disaster. The series consists of 84 clock hours of classroom instruction presented in two 42-hour courses. All instructors have been involved in diverse areas of trauma counseling with a variety of traumatized populations in acute to chronic situations. Courses may be taken for graduate credit or continuing education credit, which may also be used for licensing and certification requirements.

The program is open to clinicians and practitioners in the medical, mental and behavioral health services as well as social service, pastoral and bereavement counselors whose duties involve working with trauma survivors in acute and chronic situations, including substance use, eating disorder, physical illness, criminal justice, rehabilitation, recovery and pastoral settings.

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Benefits and Learning Outcomes

  • Analyze trauma’s impact on resilience and positive growth
  • Explore the impact of traumatic experience on development, memory,  learning, attachment, health, and social skills
  • Examine range of post traumatic sequelae and DSM 5

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This program can be applied toward the:

Notes
Required textbooks:

1. "Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind,Body and Society" ISBN: 157230457X

2. "Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children & Adolescents: A Handbook" ISBN: 0393704122

For Credit:
To enroll for graduate credit (Nursing or Occupational Therapy) contact: Pa Vang at 414-227-3277 or email pa@uwm.edu

Off campus graduate resident tuition is approximately $1869.

After registration, participants will be contacted via email the week prior to the program start date with access information to D2L. The program is composed of modules that are completed in a weekly time frame. Barring system maintenance, D2L is always accessible.

  Sessions  
Course Accessible: May 28-Aug. 17
Location: Available Online
Instructor: Leah Arndt
Fee: $1375
Discount Information
CEUs: 4.2
Program No. 7420-Z150
Note: 4.2 CEUs/CEHs: 42
Registration Deadline: Tue., June 11
 
Course Accessible: Sept. 2-Dec. 12
Location: Available Online
Instructor: Leah Arndt
Fee: $1375
Discount Information
CEUs: 4.2
Program No. 7420-Z170
Note: CEUs: 4.2/CEHs: 42
Registration Deadline: Fri., Sept. 13
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For more information, contact:
  Andrea Zweifel, MIS, Program Associate, zandrea@uwm.edu, 414-227-3174
 

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