PSY-8314 - Disaster Response and Trauma Responsive Practices

Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8

In this course you will examine crisis and disaster and the impacts they have on individuals, families and communities. You will explore how a crisis can lead to a catastrophic event or result in trauma. Pre-crisis, crisis and disaster response and management will be explained. Trauma responsive theories and evidence-based practices will be explored. You will also review the symptoms and impacts of compassion fatigue, secondary trauma and vicarious trauma. You will be able to mitigate and respond to natural and human-made crises and disasters via recognition of pre-crises and disaster signs.