MSW 6265 - Crisis Intervention and Trauma

Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Description: This course is designed to prepare students to develop assessment, diagnostic and evidenced based interventions to assist those in critical need during and after a crisis or trauma. A crisis is defined as an event that exceeds and overwhelms an individual’s coping skills to the point where equilibrium is disrupted. Micro, mezzo, and macro crises as well as trauma will be explored.
Pre-requisite(s): Formal admittance into the MSW program, or other WSU graduate program.