Strategies for Trauma-Informed Approaches to Improving Resilience, Certificate (1781)
Program Coordinator
Gayle M. Mallinger, gayle.mallinger@wku.edu, (270) 745-3535
Over the past few decades, clinicians and researchers have become increasingly aware of the effects of trauma on individuals, families, and communities. This growing recognition of exposure to trauma and its deleterious impacts has fueled the movement for strategies to ameliorate traumatic stress reactions. This interdisciplinary certificate program, Strategies for Trauma-informed Approaches Improving Resilience (STAIR), is designed to prepare undergraduate students for their respective professional fields, using research-based practices in trauma recognition, assessment of impact, and skill development to address the needs of those with trauma histories. The STAIR certificate is open to all majors. Courses for the certificate may also meet the requirements for other degree programs.
Program Requirements (13 hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SWRK 311 | Understanding Intergenerational Trauma | 3 |
| SWRK 330 | Human Behavior in the Social Environment | 3 |
| SWRK 438 | Understanding Trauma | 3 |
| SWRK 455 | Integrative Seminar: Strategies for Trauma-Informed Approaches Improving Resilience (STAIR) 1 | 1 |
| Select one Elective from the list below | 3 | |
| Introduction to Child Welfare | ||
| Victimology & Victim Advocacy | ||
| Juvenile Delinquency | ||
| Race, Class, and Crime | ||
| Climate, Resources, & Society | ||
| Risk and Resilience | ||
| Family and Relationship Violence | ||
| Disability in the United States | ||
| History of Genocide | ||
| Communities of Struggle | ||
| Blacks in the American South | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Death, Dying and Bereavement | ||
| Women’s Health | ||
| Issues in Cross-Cultural Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Prejudice and Stereotyping | ||
| Social Institutions: Race, Class, and Gender | ||
| Gender, Family, and Society | ||
| Diversity and Social Welfare | ||
| Environmental Justice: Theory, Policy, and Practice | ||
| Opioid Epidemic | ||
| Services for Juvenile Offenders and Their Families | ||
| Total Hours | 13 | |
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Students must complete this course with a grade of C or better.