Vicarious Trauma

COUN8333 - Vicarious Trauma

Doctorate | 5 Quarter Credits | 10 Weeks

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$3,125.00
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Course Description

Through this course, students gain an understanding and awareness of vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue for trauma-response-helping professionals. They examine intervention strategies and models of treatment and prevention of vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue through the lens of counselor educators, supervisors, and clinicians. Applying course concepts, students gain hands-on practice conducting a needs assessment and examining the use of standardized instruments. They also propose social change recommendations related to vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue to promote informed and competent trauma-response-helping professionals. Students engage in course assignments that emphasize the ethical, legal, multicultural, and spiritual implications for wellness and self-care, including personal, professional, and organizational elements. As a final project, students interview a trauma-response-helping professional and develop an organizational wellness plan for their setting.

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Admission Requirements

  • Master’s degree conferred
  • Unofficial transcript(s) from institution(s) with accreditation recognized by Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or US Dept of Education. Unofficial transcripts must include the name of the institution, student name, grades earned, credits earned, degree earned, course names/numbers and dates of attendance.
  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Start Date

$3,125.00
How To Enroll?
  • feature icon Doctoral
  • feature icon 5 Quarter Credits
  • feature icon 10 Weeks
  • feature icon Faculty Led

Payment Plan Available!

Spread your cost over two

easy payments

How to enroll?

  • 1Add course to cart
  • 2Create your account
  • 3Register for course
  • 4Upload Document(s)
  • 5Make payment and submit application
  • 6Start learning
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