3.00 Credits
EDRC 527. Current Issues and Trends in Additions and Trauma Counseling. 3(3,0). This course helps students connect and incorporate the complexities of additions and trauma counseling. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of current trends and issues in addition and trauma counseling such as assessment, DSMS diagnosis, intimate partner violence, LGBTQ issues, evidence-based practices, cultural and ethical considerations and various treatment modalities. This course challenges student perspectives of counselor wellness, self-care, and burnout, worker safety issues, transference and counter-transference issues, in addition to trauma and addiction terminology.