Program Overview

Trauma Informed Care, Graduate Certificate

The Certificate in Trauma-Informed Care is a multidisciplinary program that integrates knowledge from the social, behavioral, and health sciences. The primary goal of the program is to train graduate students from the helping professions in specialized knowledge and skills related to psychological trauma.

Overview

This program exposes graduate students in several helping professions to the theory and practice of trauma-related service delivery.

Admission Requirements

• Application deadlines vary by program.
• Students wishing to obtain this certificate must declare their intention by applying to the program office or director.
• All graduate certificate applicants must apply to the Graduate School through the Panthera Admission Application.
• Graduate degree and previously admitted graduate non-degree students who decide to pursue a certificate program must submit the Panthera application before completing 6 credits in the certificate sequence.
• Applicants must possess a baccalaureate degree and have a minimum 2.75 cumulative undergraduate grade point average to be admitted into a certificate program.

Credits and Courses

All students participating in the certificate program will complete 15 academic credits related to trauma theory and practice.

• Core courses:
  • SOC WRK/COUNS/NURS/OCCTHPY 774: Trauma Counseling I: Theory and Research (3 credits)
  • SOC WRK/COUNS/NURS/OCCTHPY 775: Trauma Counseling II: Diagnosis and Treatment (3 credits)
• Electives: Select 9 elective credits from the list of potential electives.
• Recommended Field Work: Select 3-6 credits from the following:
  • SOC WRK 721: Field Instruction I
  • SOC WRK 722: Field Instruction II
  • SOC WRK 821: Field Instruction III
  • SOC WRK 822: Field Instruction IV
  • SOC WRK 921: Field Instruction V
  • COUNS 764: Supervised Practicum 1 in School Counseling
  • COUNS 765: Supervised Practicum 1 in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • NURS 899: Practicum in Nursing Research
  • OCCTHPY 725: Occupational Therapy Field Service I
  • OCCTHPY 735: Occupational Therapy Field Service II

Potential Electives

• SOC WRK/CRM JST 497: Study Abroad: (Bristol or South Africa or Austria) (1-6 credits)
• SOC WRK 680: Death and Dying (3 credits)
• SOC WRK 691: Practice Methods in Social Work: (Topic: Community Building & Mindfulness) (1-3 credits)
• SOC WRK 753: Adult Psychopathology (3 credits)
• SOC WRK 754: Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (2 credits)
• SOC WRK 818: Treatment of Co-Occurring Disorders (3 credits)
• SOC WRK 820: Seminar in Social Work Practice: (Qualifying topics: Violent & Traumatized Families; Motivational Interviewing; or Interventions for Substance Misuse and Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment for Substance Misuse) (2 credits)
• PSYCH 711: Current Topics in Psychology: (Qualifying topics: Functional Assessment and Intervention or Neurobiology of Learning & Memory) (1-4 credits)
• PSYCH 727: Cognitive Neuroscience (3 credits)
• COUNS 704 & COUNS 705: Multicultural Mental Health Guidelines and Ethics Overview and Multicultural Practice: Awareness and Knowledge of Others (6 credits)
• COUNS 715: Multicultural Counseling (3 credits)
• COUNS 744: Multicultural Mental Health Guidelines, Working with First Nations Persons (3 credits)
• COUNS 812: Clinical Studies in Counseling (3 credits)
• COUNS 816: Counseling Children and Adolescents (3 credits)
• COUNS 820: Counseling Appraisal and Clinical Decision-Making (3 credits)
• COUNS 904: Family Systems Theory, Research, and Practice (3 credits)
• OCCTHPY 519: Therapeutic Communication (3 credits)
• OCCTHPY 719: Occupational Therapy in Psychosocial Practice (3 credits)
• CRM JST 830: Intervention Strategies for Correctional Clients (3 credits)
• CRM JST 970: Readings in Criminal Justice Research (3 credits)

Additional Requirements

• Transfer Credit: No more than 20% of the required credits may be taken at an institution other than UWM.
• Grade Point Average Requirement: A minimum cumulative 3.00 grade point average in certificate courses taken at UWM is required.
• Articulation with Degree Programs: Credits and courses required for a certificate may double count toward meeting UWM graduate degree requirements.
• Time Limit: Certificate program time limits shall be established as follows:
  • 18 or fewer credits: Three years from initial enrollment in the certificate sequence.
  • 19 or more credits: Four years from initial enrollment in the certificate sequence.