Complex/Developmental Trauma Certificate

Complex/Developmental Trauma Certificate is a program taught at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Complex/Developmental Trauma Certificate is a 9-credit post-master’s graduate certificate that provides advanced professional training in complex/developmental trauma. Students study contributing factors, effects on physical and behavioral health across the lifespan, differentiation and assessment, individual and systemic interventions, and professional resiliency. The certificate also focuses on intergenerational, historical, and race-based trauma as primary or contributing factors.

Coursework emphasizes applied practice for personal and professional development. The first course covers complex/developmental trauma research, theory, and practice. Follow-on courses focus on evidence-based practices for children and adolescents, and for adult survivors. The program is designed for full-time working professionals, with a mix of face-to-face or synchronous class meetings (scheduled evenings and weekends) plus self-guided reading and practice.

Modules

• COUN 605 - Introduction to Complex/Developmental Trauma: Research, Theory & Practice
• COUN 606 - Complex/Developmental Trauma: Best Practices for Children, Adolescents and Caregivers
• COUN 607 - Developmental/Complex Trauma: Best Practices for Adult Survivors

The minimum requirements for admission in Complex/Developmental Trauma Certificate at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania as pre-requiste for admission in Complex/Developmental Trauma Certificate.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

To enroll in this certificate, students must have a master’s degree or higher in counseling or related field pertaining to behavioral/mental health services.

• Applicant must have a master’s degree in Counseling with a minimum of 48+ credits from an accredited university.
• Our preference is for applicants to matriculate from CACREP-accredited counseling programs.
• COUN 605 is a prerequisite for either COUN 606 or COUN 607.

Please check detail of study units at http://www.ship.edu/programs/complexdevelopmental-trauma-certificate/

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.