PSYC 793

Treatment of Trauma in Diverse Populations

This course will introduce students to clinical assessment and treatment issues as they relate to culture, race, and trauma. Students will demonstrate an ability to conceptualize cases from a CBT orientation, incorporating relevant ethnic, racial, social, cultural and economic factors in to the conceptualization. Students will demonstrate reliable use of structured interviews and self-report measures, with an understanding of the limitations of such measures in minority populations. Students will be able to assess trauma-related symptomology and differentiate it from other psychopathological conditions. Students will apply empirically validated CBT approaches to the treatment of trauma and common comorbidities in an individualized and culturally competent manner

Units: 1.0-3.0(2.0)