Program Code: EDU.S.STC • Credit Hours: 12
Description
Trauma Informed Care in Education is a four-course certificate that provides students a foundational understanding of trauma effects on the brain, culturally sensitive approaches, and resources to equip educators in a trauma-informed classroom.
Career Opportunities
This certificate will provide an overview of how adverse childhood experiences impact child development, social emotional development, and how early childhood trauma impacts brain development. The content of the courses in this certificate will aid teachers in preschool through grade 12 in assessing and addressing the needs of children who have experienced trauma and will provide strategies to develop a trauma-sensitive classroom environment. Additionally, the certificate will examine historical and current racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, linguistic, and social class stereotypes and biases as related to youth in the United States and globally.
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