PY 622 - Trauma, Advocacy and Social Justice

Institution:

Arcadia University

Subject:

Psychology

Description:

This course will be taught using ecological and emancipatory frameworks, paying close attention to sociopolitical (e.g., poverty, discrimination) and ethnocultural considerations in understanding the prevalence of trauma and the development, conceptualization and treatment of trauma-related symptoms. Specifically, the course will address topics such as disaster counseling, intimate partner and community violence, historical trauma, and refugee mental health. Students will learn skills in both treatment (e.g., distaster response, crisis-intervention, cross-cultural counseling) and prevention (e.g., political advocacy, public education). Prerequisite: PY572, PY586, PY618

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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