PSYC71-502: Trauma Informed Approaches to Client Care

This subject provides advanced intervention training in the assessment, diagnosis, classification and treatment of trauma disorders. Trauma-informed care shifts the focus from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”.  This subject teaches principles of a Trauma-Informed Approach guided by research, and shows how adopting trauma-informed practices can potentially improve client engagement, treatment adherence, and health outcomes, as well as provider and staff wellness. It also addresses tailored rather than one-size-fits-all approaches, and service delivery in communities at large to achieve system-wide change. You will critically examine the clinical, behavioural, and psychometric assessment of these problems, and receive formal academic training in empirically validated psychological interventions for trauma. On successful completion of this subject, you will have learnt how to reliably screen, diagnose and develop trauma-informed case formulations that guide evidence-based treatments.