Program Overview

Graduate Certificate in Trauma and Resilience

Program Purpose

This graduate certificate in trauma and resilience will better prepare professionals to be competent in understanding and applying a trauma-informed approach in a variety of environments. A trauma-informed approach refers to how an agency, organization, and/or community, responsible for providing services such as mental health, education, crisis, and/or criminal justice services, thinks about providing those services in a way that supports prevention, resilience, and recovery.

Curriculum (15 Credits)

The Trauma and Resilience (TR) certificate is a 15-credit certificate. Three courses (9 credits) are the TIA core courses and are required of all students. The additional two elective courses (6 credits) required for the certificate are drawn from existing courses within the College of Education & Liberal Arts, College of Health Professions & Natural Sciences, and the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences.

Trauma and Resilience Core Courses (9 credits)

• PSY 6100 Trauma and the Brain
• PSY 6200 Resilience and Self-Care
• PSY 6300 Leadership in Trauma-Informed Approaches

Electives (6 Credits)

Students will select two elective courses (6 Credits) from their respective college(s).

Education Elective Courses

• MED 6801 Building a Responsive Classroom
• MEC 6607 Ethical Issues in School Counseling
• MEC 7501 Family Counseling
• MEC 7502 The Counselor as Consultant
• MEC 8015 Mental Health Practicum

Health Professions Elective Courses

• MSN 6646 Philosophy and Ethics in Advanced Nursing Roles
• MSN 7741 Politics and Policy in the Healthcare System
• MSN 8900 Nurse Leadership Portfolio

Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective Courses

• AFM 6630 Family Dynamics
• AFM 6640 Families and Crisis
• AFM 6650 Family Resource Management
• AHS 7640 Social Policy, Advocacy and Human Services
• AHS 7650 Managing Children and Family Services
• AHS 7655 Principles of Creating a Human Service Organization
• AHS 7670 Alcohol and Other Drugs Program Management
• MAJ 6613 Mental Health and the Law
• MAJ 6614 Addiction Studies
• MAJ 6615 Therapeutic Strategies for Criminal Justice Offenders
• MHC 8011 Advanced Seminar: Counseling Children & Adolescents
• MHC 8012 Advanced Seminar: Evidence Based Family Treatment
• MHC 8030 Human Sexuality Counseling
• MHC 8063 Advanced Seminar: Mindfulness-based Counseling
• MHC 8064 Motivational Interviewing
• MHC 8065 Spirituality and Counseling: Advanced Seminar
• MHC 8066 Neurodevelopment and Counseling: Advanced Seminar

Important Note

This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2024 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.