EDCO 790 Crisis & Trauma Counseling

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

This course is intended to provide a background in seminal concepts, theories, and treatment approaches, as well as introduce and complement the Traumatology Cognate and offer a single-course overview of the foundations of traumatology to the students in other cognates.

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After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will participate in 4 discussions in this course. The goal of the discussions in this course is to engage in an enjoyable, meaningful, and academically thought-provoking conversation simulating a classroom environment.  For each discussion, the student is required to create a 400–450-word thread addressing a specific topic. In addition, he/she must respond to the threads of at least 1 classmate with a 250–300-word replies. The original thread must fully address the assigned topic, incorporate relevant ideas from the course texts, as well as least 2 relevant journal articles, must articulate course-related knowledge, and demonstrate critical reflection. In the replies, the student must extend the discussion by analyzing and building upon a peer’s thread, asking relevant questions as needed. Each reply must incorporate at least one scholarly journal article in addition to relevant topics from the course texts. A scholarly approach to biblical integration is required in both the original thread as well as the reply to a peer. The student is also required to briefly respond to all classmates who replied to his/her original thread as well as to any questions or comments from the instructor. All assertions must be supported by in-text references in current APA format. Use of first person is appropriate. Threads and replies must be well written, well organized, and focused. (CLO: A, B, C, & D)

This course provides an overview of the aspects of stress and trauma, including examination of seminal texts and concepts. These assignments will establish a foundation to support course focus on understanding of trauma counseling, theories, and interventions that intersect with a number of traumatic events. The assignments will also show how science informs the delivery of effective counseling theory and technique for these clients with the goal of integrating ethical, effective, and biblically grounded care. They will ground the learner in components of quality doctoral level writing as needed in preparation for the successful completion of the dissertation requirement.  These key components are to demonstrate analysis of what you studied from multiple resources on a topic, what new insight you gained from that study, and how you can synthesize that into practice. These assignments consist of two parts. 

Analysis in the Study of Trauma: Part One Assignment

Using the three course textbooks as reference, the learner will develop a one to two page paper (300 to 400 words) on the topic of Analysis in the Study of Trauma with a focus on an aspect of trauma of personal interest such as a specific aspect of the experience of trauma, a specific treatment of trauma, risk factors or protective factors in trauma  with demonstration of synthesized learning from at least two of the three course textbooks and at least two peer-reviewed scholarly articles published within the last five years.

Analysis in the Study of Trauma: Part Two Assignment

Learners will receive grading feedback from the professor on their paper and have the opportunity to revise the paper for receipt of additional grade points. The revision will be graded and applicable points given for corrections and improvements made on the paper.  The total grade for the paper will be a combination of points from part one and part two.  The intent of the revision opportunity is to solidify understanding and development of quality doctoral level writing that is aligned with writing the dissertation. NOTE: This is the only course assignment where revision of an initial submission will be granted.  Learners should note corrections from this assignment and apply those with future work.

(CLO: A, B, & D)

This assignment is the first in a series of 4 assignments designed to allow a learner to intentionally focus on and narrow in on a specific topic and population of interest across the 8 weeks of the term. The assignments in this series include: Traumatology Topic and Outline, Traumatology Annotated Outline, Traumatology Power Point, and Traumatology Paper Assignment. This series of assignments is contemplated to help prepare the learner for the dissertation requirements of deepening a single topic of interest over a period of time and presenting the findings using more than one modality.

In this first assignment, learners will identify a topic of interest in the field of traumatology. Common topics include traumatic events, diagnoses known to be related to trauma, and evidence-based treatment modalities practiced in the field of traumatology. The topic should also be narrowed to a specific population of interest. The topic and related population of interest should be presented using a thesis sentence or a thesis statement. A brief description of the topic and population should be included with relevant sources stated. Then an outline will include initial references that support the main points of the outline, with some initial development of topics throughout each of the 5 main sections of the outline. Each main section of the outline should include at least 1 peer reviewed, scholarly article that support the topics discussed in the sections. Other sources can be included, as well. A brief outline with a summary of the pertinent organization for the topic within each section should be presented along with the references pages for the sources mentioned in the outline. (CLO: A, B, C, & D).

This assignment is part of a series of 5 assignments designed to allow a learner to intentionally focus on and narrow in on a specific topic and population of interest across the 8 weeks of the term. The assignments in this series include:  Traumatology Topic, Traumatology Outline, Traumatology Annotated Outline, Traumatology Power Point, and Traumatology Paper Assignment. This series of assignments is contemplated to help prepare the learner for the dissertation requirements of deepening a single topic of interest over a period of time and presenting the findings in more than one modality. 

In this annotated outline, the learner will incorporate the feedback from the first 2 assignments in the series, Traumatology Topic and Traumatology Outline, to further develop the focus of the topic and population of interest for the course. The Annotated Outline will include references that support the main points of the outline, with a clear development of topics throughout each of the 5 main sections of the outline. In addition to the use of the course texts, each main section of the outline should include the required number of peer reviewed scholarly articles that support the topics discussed in the sections. A brief statement of facts from the articles or summary of the relevant issues from each of the articles should be included in the annotations within the section. A scholarly approach to biblical integration is required. No direct quotes should be included.  (CLO: A, B, C, & D).

This assignment is part of a series of 5 assignments designed to allow a learner to intentionally focus on and narrow in on a specific topic and population of interest across the 8 weeks of the term. The assignments in this series include:  Traumatology Topic, Traumatology Outline, Traumatology Annotated Outline, Traumatology Power Point, and Traumatology Paper Assignment. This series of assignments is contemplated to help prepare the learner for the dissertation requirements of deepening a single topic of interest over a period of time and presenting the findings in more than one modality.

This Professional APA style Narrated Traumatology PowerPoint Assignment will present content from a specific focus on a narrow portion of the knowledge gained from this course. This presentation builds upon the knowledge gained in the course and is a portion of the series of assignments that began with the Traumatology Topic, Traumatology Outline, Traumatology Annotated Outline, and will conclude with a Traumatology Paper on this same topic. This series of assignments is contemplated to help prepare the learner for the dissertation requirements of deepening a single topic of interest over a period of time and presenting the findings using more than one modality. Since the dissertation proposal and dissertation final defense both require a Power Point presentation, scholarly presentation on a topic of interest is a required skill for doctoral learners. 

In this PowerPoint presentation, learners will present on the topic and population of interest, utilizing the feedback received from the assignments in the series (Traumatology Topic, Traumatology Outline, and Traumatology Annotated Outline). The topic should be sufficiently narrowed and focused on a specific population of interest and developed for a professional audience of emerging experts in the field of traumatology. A scholarly approach to biblical integration is required, and the PowerPoint Presentation must include at least 40 slides (not including bibliography slides). These should be on a visually appealing background. No direct quotes, previously published slides or tables, nor any other form of media published elsewhere are permitted anywhere in the PowerPoint. The only exception to this is clip art or open source still photography images. References utilized should include at least 15 scholarly journal articles published within the last three years, in addition to course textbooks, the Bible, and professional or popular sources. (CLO:  A, B, C, & D).

Traumatology Paper Assignment

This assignment is part of a series of 5 assignments designed to allow a learner to intentionally focus on and narrow in on a specific topic and population of interest across the 8 weeks of the term. The assignments in this series include:  Traumatology Topic, Traumatology Outline, Traumatology Annotated Outline, Traumatology Power Point, and Traumatology Paper Assignment. This series of assignments is contemplated to help prepare the learner for the dissertation requirements of deepening a single topic of interest over a period of time and presenting the findings in more than one modality.

This Professional APA style Traumatology Paper Assignment requires a specific focus on a narrow portion of the knowledge gained from this course. This paper builds upon the knowledge gained in the course and is the culmination of the series of assignments that began with Traumatology Topic, Traumatology Outline, Traumatology Annotated Outline, Traumatology PowerPoint, and finally, this assignment, Traumatology Paper Assignment. This series of assignments is contemplated to help prepare the learner for the dissertation requirements of deepening a single topic of interest over a period of time and presenting the findings using more than one modality. 

In this final assignment, the student will summarize the learning from this course and from outside sources to discuss one in-depth topic in traumatology. By this point in the course, the topic should be sufficiently narrowed in both scope and population to one, specific aspect of traumatology.  Learners may find that they wish to continue to narrow their topic significantly from the Outline and PowerPoint assignments and may do so along with the feedback from the Instructor throughout the course. Since doctoral students are frequently required to write on the same topic, including during the dissertation phase of the program, it is required that information in this paper must demonstrate a deepening view of the scholarship utilized throughout the course. The paper will contain references to a minimum of 15 scholarly journal articles published in the last 3 years in addition to references to the course texts. The paper will be 12-15 pages long, not counting the title page, abstract, or references. (CLO:  A, B, C, & D).

Quizzes (4)

Each of the 4 quizzes will cover the Learn sections for the assigned modules, with the questions divided between the readings and the presentations. The questions are randomized, so contents of each quiz will differ from those taken by the student’s classmates. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 25 multiple-choice questions and have a 1-hour time limit. Each quiz must be completed in a single session.  (CLO: A & B).