SW 6301 - Child Welfare Practice I: Evidence-based Practice & Interventions for Trauma in Children/Adolescents

Through this course, students learn to understand the developmental impact of trauma and adverse childhood events on children and families and the evidence base for protective factors and developmental resilience. Students also learn to recognize the pervasive symptomatology of complex developmental trauma that includes physiological, behavioral and emotional dysregulation – which may result in various DSM diagnoses, including failure to thrive, insecure attachment, problems with attention and focusing, depression, anxiety, speech and learning delays, disruptive or oppositional behavior and vulnerability to substance abuse and addiction. Students learn the Attachment, Self-Regulation and Competency Treatment Framework (ARC) and how to translate these evidence-based practice principles into clinical skills across community practice settings with children, youth and families.