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Sep 07, 2024
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ARCHIVED 2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Trauma Informed Practice, M.A.
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Program Director: Dr. Tammy Wynard
The Master of Arts in Trauma-Informed Practice mission is to prepare theoretically and practically equipped, caring, committed, and competent trauma-informed educators, leaders, and service providers who create equity-based policies, procedures, and practices for our workplaces and communities. The degree is designed to enhance initial and advanced credentials, and craft specialized expertise in understanding trauma-informed approaches across disciplines with different populations. The program is theoretical and practical as it builds knowledge and skills for working with individuals and communities to meet the demands of trauma-informed settings. Leadership courses provide a broad range of tools for professionals and community members to use to educate and advocate for trauma-informed micro, mezzo, and macro-level changes.
Program Learning Outcomes
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Differentiate the impacts of childhood trauma on the physical, social, emotional and neurological development of youth and on the broader community.
- Assess an individual’s regulatory state through a trauma-informed lens and respond with appropriate evidence-based strategies.
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Synthesize program knowledge and skills to design an effective trauma-informed practices seminar.
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Design evidence-based trauma-informed projects demonstrating the application of knowledge to professional practice.
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Degree Requirements
A minimum of 33 credit hours are required: fifteen credit hours in Trauma-Informed content courses, twelve credit hours of core leadership courses and six credit hours of elective courses.
Trauma-Informed Content Courses
Choose a minimum of fifteen credit hours:
Core Leadership Courses
Choose twelve credit hours from:
Elective Courses
Choose two to six credit hours from:
Program Notes
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Online work will start on the first day of the semester and conclude on the last day of each course cycle.
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Three online synchronous Saturday morning sessions are required for each of the MEDU/MHTS courses.
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