Trauma-Informed Care Certificate
Traumatic events such as childhood abuse and neglect, intimate partner violence or neighborhood violence may cause a variety of problems that social workers and other professionals address on a daily basis.
The graduate certificate in trauma-informed care program trains graduate students from social work and other departments (e.g., counseling psychology, criminal justice and criminology, nursing and occupational therapy).
Program Type
Graduate Certificate
Program Format
On Campus
Advanced Training
Completion of the program results in a transcript designation of certificate completion for trauma-informed care in the student’s profession. This indicates an advanced level of training in trauma-informed care to prospective employers and professional organizations.
Eligibility
- Current MSW students in good standing
- Those who have their MSW degree or related bachelor’s degree
- Applicants must meet with the certificate coordinator or other trauma-informed care advisor prior to completing six trauma-informed care certificate program credits. This meeting will help you prepare your online application through the graduate school website.
Certificate students in social work will complete 15 credits in coursework and fieldwork in trauma-informed care, seven of which can count toward MSW graduation requirements while eight must be taken above and beyond these required credits.
Required Coursework
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOC WRK 774 | Trauma Counseling I: Theory and Research | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer |
| SOC WRK 775 | Trauma Counseling II: Diagnosis and Treatment | 3 | Fall, Spring |
Fieldwork in trauma-informed practice settings (highly recommended)
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SOC WRK 721, 722, 821, 822 or 921 | Field Placement | 3 or 4 |
Elective Coursework
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SOC WRK / CRM JUS 497 | Study Abroad: (Bristol or South Africa or Austria) | 3 |
| SOC WRK 680 | Death and Dying | 3 |
| SOC WRK 690G | Practice Methods in Social Work: (Topic: Community Building & Mindfulness) | 3 |
| SOC WRK 753 | Adult Psychopathology | 3 |
| SOC WRK 754 | Child and Adolescent Psychopathology | 3 |
| SOC WRK 791 | Technology in Social Work Practice | 3 |
| SOC WRK 818 | Treatment of Co-Occurring Disorders | 3 |
| SOC WRK 820 | Seminar in Social Work Practice: (Qualifying topics: Violent & Traumatized Families; Motivational Interviewing; or Interventions for Substance Misuse and Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment for Substance Misuse) | 3 |
| PSYCH 711 | Current Topics in Psychology: (Qualifying topics: Functional Assessment and Intervention or Neurobiology of Learning & Memory) | 1-4 |
| PSYCH 727 | Cognitive Neuroscience | 3 |
| COUNS 704 & COUNS 705 | Multicultural Mental Health Guidelines and Ethics Overview and Multicultural Practice: Awareness and Knowledge of Others 1 | 6 |
| COUNS 715 | Multicultural Counseling | 3 |
| COUNS 744 | Multicultural Mental Health Guidelines, Working with First Nations Persons | 3 |
| COUNS 812 | Clinical Studies in Counseling | 3 |
| COUNS 816 | Counseling Children and Adolescents | 3 |
| COUNS 820 | Counseling Appraisal and Clinical Decision-Making | 3 |
| COUNS 904 | Family Systems Theory, Research, and Practice | 3 |
| OCCTHPY 519 | Therapeutic Communication | 3 |
| OCCTHPY 719 | Occupational Therapy in Psychosocial Practice | 3 |
| CRM JST 830 | Intervention Strategies for Correctional Clients | 3 |
| CRM JST 970 | Readings in Criminal Justice Research: | 3 |
| MSP 770 | Preparing for Sustainable Peacebuilding and Social Change | 3 |
Academic Resources
- Academic Programs
- Academic Catalog
- Advising – Undergraduate
- Advising – Graduate
- Mentoring Program for Students
Field Programs
Teaching Faculty I
414-251-6101
britzl@uwm.edu
Criminal Justice & Criminology students should contact:
Alyssa Sheeran, PhD
Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator
414-251-8687
asheeran@uwm.edu