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Oct 14, 2024
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2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Brain-Based Trauma and Recovery, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
Location(s):
Online
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This graduate certificate provides opportunities for short term professional development and training in brain-based trauma informed care. The program content aligns with the trauma-informed educational awareness and training requirements outlined in Act 44 for P-12. This program is well suited for individuals working in education, health care, counseling, athletic training, criminal justice, and allied health. Students will learn to understand the history and purpose of trauma-informed care, as well as the relevant systems, polices, procedures, and practices. Coursework will prepare students to understand definitions, symptoms, types, causes, diagnosis and assessment of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) or concussion. The program also highlights the social and emotional impact of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) or concussion and identifies general conditions that are shown to promote wellness and recovery. Students will develop the ability to identify an individual’s environmental and personal resiliency and protective factors and ways these strengths might be utilized to help the client obtain a pre-injury level of functioning. Courses are taught by professors with work experience in the field of brain-based trauma.
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Total Number of Credits to Complete the Program: 9
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