COUN 522 Systemic Theory: Crisis, Disaster and Trauma Counseling
This course is an introduction to the research and practice of crisis counseling, trauma counseling, and disaster mental health. Students will develop counseling competency to engage with survivors and perpetrators of violence in a process of change. Theoretical understanding and counseling competencies will include attention to social context, ethics, and legal implications, including analyzing social and cultural dimensions of power in interpersonal relationships. Methods of instruction primarily feature in-class face-to-face learning, with some additional asynchronous online work.Course Entry Requirement: MAC Program admission