Effective: Fall 2021

The Trauma Studies 15-25 college-credit certificate program provides students, paraprofessionals, and professionals with the skills to recognize trauma and understand trauma outcomes and societal response to trauma, across disciplines.

A Certificate of Competency in Trauma Studies will be awarded upon completion of this curriculum with a 2.0 GPA and a “C” or better in all five Trauma Studies courses.

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

• Understand trauma-related issues.
• Identify techniques and interventions for responding to those who have experienced
  trauma.
• Recognize the impact of trauma on the helper and the importance of self-care.
• Access and communicate findings from trauma-related research.

The College will award a certificate of competency to students who complete an approved credit-bearing career program that requires less than 30 credits. General education courses may not be required for programs that have less than 30 credits. The student must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. At least six credit hours must be in courses that are awarded grade points.

Plan of Study Grid

First Semester		Hours
PSY 140	General Psychology	3
Two Trauma Related Courses		6-16
ADJ 202	Terrorism
ADJ 240	Criminology
ADJ 261	The Youthful Offender
BIO 102	Humans and the Environment
ECE 130	Early Childhood Development
ECE 201	Children Families and Community
EMER 105	Incident Management
EMER 110	Emergency Planning
EMER 120	Leadership and Influence
EMER 130	Search and Rescue
EMER 140	Emergency Management Seminar
ESS 100	Earth Science
EMTP 102	Trauma Assessment and Management *
EMTP 201	Operations and Special Patient Populations *
FST 100	Introduction to Fire Protection
FST 103	Fire and Arson Investigation
HIS 110	American History I
HIS 120	American History II
HIS 150	World Civilizations I
HIS 160	World Civilizations II
HIS 200	Civil War and Reconstruction
HIS 201	African-American History
HIS 224	History of the First World War
HIS 225	History of the Second World War
HIS 252	Women in History
HUM 295	Mindfulness Education and Stress Reduction for College Students: The Art of Breathing
MPT 100	Introduction to Law Enforcement *
MPT 107	Principles of Criminal Investigation *
MPT 202	Crisis Management *
MPT 207	Emergency Response Training *
NUS 110	Concepts and Practice I *
NUS 111	Concepts and Practice II *
NUS 210	Concepts and Practice III *
NUS 211	Concepts and Practice IV *
PLG 199	Paralegal Experience and Legal Ethics 2
PLG 200	Family Law
PLG 240	Criminal Law and Procedure
PSY 204	Addiction, Drugs, and the Brain
PSY 205	Human Sexuality
PSY 210	Lifespan Human Development
PSY 220	Abnormal Psychology
PSY 221	Social Psychology
PSY 225	Experiences in Diversity
PSY 241	Child Development
PSY 242	Adolescent Psychology
PSY 255	Intro to Biological Psychology
PSY 290	Adulthood and Aging
SOC 120	Social Problems
SOC 210	Cultural Anthropology
SOC 215	Experiences in Diversity
SOC 219	The Sociology of Race And Immigration
SOC 220	Social Psychology
SWO 101	Introduction to Social Work and Human Services
SWO 201	Domestic Violence: Impact on Individuals, Families and Communities
SWO 220	Social Welfare Policy
	Hours	9-19
Second Semester
Accelerated Term I
TSC 230	Recognizing Trauma	3
Accelerated Term II
TSC 236	Trauma Outcomes and Societal Response	3
	Hours	6
	Total Hours	15-25

*

This elective requires admittance into a particular DCCC program prior to enrolling; prerequisites must be met prior to enrolling in the course as part of the Trauma Studies certificate

²

Students may only apply this course to the certificate if their Internship is through the Family Advocacy Clinic.

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