MFS-6003 - The Neurobiology of Trauma and Art-Based Interventions

Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12

In this course you will learn about functions of different brain areas that are involved while responding to various traumatic events and how body responds to traumatic events. You will appraise how memory processes are affected in response to a trauma. You will examine common emotional and behavioral responses to trauma and how these responses needed to be considered while working with survivors of trauma. Art-based interventions pertaining to the treatment of trauma will also be addressed.