No! This certificate is provided through the UAB Department of Occupational Therapy, but it is applicable and open to many professions including teachers, education administration, early intervention and early childhood development providers, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, family and criminal court judges, nutritionists and dietitians, physicians, psychologists, dentists, optometrists, policy leaders, health service administrators, and business leadership.

Every effort is made in this course to teach trauma-responsive practices in a way that does not trigger re-traumatization. Some examples of this include:

• You will not be asked to disclose any personal history during this program.
• Trauma will be discussed during this program and, when possible, case studies will be presented with a choice of two options and content warnings so that students can choose the case most interesting and/or least triggering for them.
• Students will create an individual safety plan for learning at the beginning of each course.
• Each student must agree to the program’s rules to ensure students create a safe learning environment for each other.
• The asynchronous design of this program allows students to engage in the content on their own schedule.

Yes! The asynchronous design of this certificate accommodates varying time zones. International applicants must meet the English proficiency requirements for the UAB Graduate School. Click here for those guidelines.

Each course is three (3) semester hours. The entire certificate includes 15 credit hours.