TRMA 840 Empirically-Supported Treatments for Trauma

Evidence-based practice is increasingly mandated in the human services field. Accordingly, students must have a clear understanding of the current therapeutic approaches that are empirically supported to treat trauma-related conditions in adults, children, and adolescents.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

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

Discussions (2)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will be using all the technical means available to us to make this both a fun and academically thought-provoking experience. The goal of this course’s Discussions is to engage in an enjoyable, meaningful conversation almost like in a classroom setting.

The student will complete 2 Discussions in this course. The student will post a thread that contains 500 to 600 words of content (not including references section). The student must then post 1 reply that contains 250-350 words of content (not including references section). For each thread, the student must support assertions with at least 4 scholarly citations in APA format. Any sources cited must have been published within the last 5 years. Acceptable sources include course learning, articles or publications from traumatology experts, Christian counseling authors, biblical scholars, and other scholarly publications.

Discussion: Presentation

For the Discussion: Presentation, the student will choose one of three provided presentation prompts to submit to the Discussion Thread. Depending on the selected prompt, this submission will be:

1. A narrated presentation of at least 40 slides, including no fewer than 15 sources.
2. A narrated presentation of practical application, including no fewer than 10 sources. This option is only available if the student is a licensed mental health professional or works under the supervision of a licensed mental health professional.
3. A 30-45-minute recording of a mock session roleplayed with a peer, submitted alongside two pages of self-evaluation. 

The student will upload the link to the presentation in the Discussion Thread. The student must then post 2 replies of at least 350 words. The student should view the Discussion: Presentation Assignment Instructions document for more information on each form of presentation.

The student will submit an initial assignment as he/she begins to consider his/her own worldview of trauma and trauma-informed treatments. This initial assignment is intended to orient the student to his/her own ideas as he/she relates to trauma and how the Christian worldview relates to his/her conceptualization of trauma. The assignment is 1-2 pages long, not including title page or references, and is to be written in APA formatting including references to support the student’s viewpoints of the topics. 

Presentation Planner Assignment

In this course, learners will present an in-depth, trauma informed training on a specific topic chosen from the course learning. This Presentation Planner Assignment builds upon the Presentation Planning Quiz, and requires information that is being planned for the Discussion: Presentation.

Please determine the type of presentation being planned, and complete the assignment based on the instructions for that presentation type.

Reflection Journal Assignments (3)

The student will submit 3 Reflection Journal assignments. Each journal entry will contain the following: (a) A description of 3 key ideas he/she has gained from the modules’ materials since his/her last Reflection Journal and why these ideas are important (3 paragraphs), and (b) What Christian worldview integration thoughts come to mind from this section of course material (1 paragraph). See the Reflection Journal Instructions for more information. The final paper will be 3-5 pages in length. There is no specific number of citations required, but APA format should be carefully adhered to with a focus on using a reference to scholarly sources throughout.

Quiz

In this course, learners will present an in-depth, trauma informed training on a specific topic chosen from the course learning. This Quiz: Presentation Planning Quiz is the first of 3 assignments that build into the Presentation Planning Assignment and the presentation in the Discussion: Presentation.

Please determine the type of presentation being planned, and complete the quiz.

Quiz: Continuing Education Credits (2)

Being able to list on a vita that a student has Continuing Education (CE) training in an empirically supported treatment is very useful for employment. The student will select from a list of professional online or local training programs and report those training experiences in this course in 2 separate quizzes. Students can obtain up to 12 credit hours of Continuing Education credit in the course. Several online training options will be presented in the course that the student can choose from for the completion of this assignment. In the list, the student will see that some of the options will be free and others will require payment to complete the training. With instructor approval, the student may also do alternative professional training programs online or in the local area for this assignment. See the Continuing Education Credits Instructions for more information.