CN 550 Crisis Intervention and Trauma-Informed/Focused Care
This course provides an introduction to crisis intervention theory and practice. Students will examine the neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive impacts of trauma, and trauma-informed/trauma focused treatment strategies, including but not limited to sensory-based art therapy or music therapy interventions. Ethical, legal, and moral considerations related to crisis situations and responses will be reviewed. Special attention will be given to the role of the music or art therapist in providing response to victims of trauma as part of a multi-disciplinary treatment approach.