SWRK 7013 - Treatment of Trauma

(3) An elective course designed to broaden students ability to understand and treat persons exposed to traumatic events. The course examines roles, assessments and intervention strategies for social workers working with clients exposed to specific types of trauma; rape, war, natural disasters. Emphasis is placed on understanding biopsychosocial influences, psychopharmacology, incidence, course, treatment and evidence-based assessment and interventions skills.