Trauma-Informed Practice, Graduate Certificate
Credential: Graduate Certificate
Field of Study: Trauma-Informed Practice
Program Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Trauma-Informed Practice allows for focused and integrated training in evidence-based models designed to address differential responses to trauma alongside the course and fieldwork necessary for a student's chosen concentration and specialization areas.
Program Requirements
A total of 15 credit hours is required for the Graduate Certificate in Trauma-Informed Practice, which includes 9 credit hours of required course work and 6 credit hours of elective courses selected from a list of approved electives.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| SASS 547 | Problem Identification, Screening and Assessment/Diagnosis | 3 |
| SASS 550 | Trauma Informed Social Work Practice with Children & Families | 3 |
| SASS 554 | Trauma Informed Social Work Practice with Adults | 3 |
| Two Approved Electives | 6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
Approved Elective List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SASS 500 | Special Topics in Applied Social Sciences a | 1 - 6 |
| SASS 517 | Family System Interventions | 3 |
| SASS 518 | Social Work with Death, Grief and Loss | 3 |
| SASS 536 | Individual Research Practicum b | 3 |
| SASS 556 | Mindfulness in Social Work Practice | 3 |
| SASS 557 | Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics I | 2 |
| SASS 558 | Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics II | 1 |
| SASS 562 | Social Work Intervention with Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders | 3 |
| SASS 564 | Social Work Practice with Substance Use Disorders | 3 |
| SASS 580 | Social Work Practice in Mental Health: Children and Adolescents | 3 |
| SASS 582 | Social Work in Child Abuse and Family Violence | 3 |
| SASS 583 | Social Work Practice in Mental Health Adults | 3 |
| SASS 598 | Individual Reading c | 1 - 12 |
- a
Please contact school for currently approved course topics for graduate certificate.
- b
With Trauma-Informed Practice Certificate Chair, instructor, and research sequence chair approval, an individual program of supervised research experience focused on trauma may be undertaken. This course allows the student to tailor a program of applied research to a specific trauma practice issue or program.
- c
With Trauma-Informed Practice Certificate Chair and instructor approval, an individual study in Applied Social Sciences involving trauma-specific programs of reading, research, and special projects may be undertaken. This course allows the student to tailor a program of study to a specific trauma.