Course Description: Course focus is on the impact of trauma on neurological development and implications for health, education, and relationships across the lifespan.

Course Overview: This course provides a foundation of concepts that the remainder of the certificate program will build upon. This course guides students through the process of understanding core evidence related to trauma’s impact on an individual and synthesizing that evidence to application relevant to the student’s area of practice.

Course Description: Course focus is on the impact of trauma on family and communities.

Course Overview: This course builds on the content of OT601 to consider how trauma impacts the systems that individuals interact with and reside in. Students in this course consider how trauma permeates beyond the individual and into families, local geographic communities, and communities of shared experiences. Specific communities of shared experiences addressed in this course include displaced populations, human trafficking, justice systems, houselessness, education systems, neurodiversity, health equity and accessibility.

Course Description: Course focus is on the impact of historical trauma on individual and community health and wellbeing.

Course Overview: This course builds on foundational concepts in OTC 601 and OTC 603 and addresses issues of historical trauma and social systems of oppression that cause trauma. Students apply this content to their understanding of trauma at individual and community levels.

Course Description: Course focus is to apply multitiered approach to trauma when assessing a specific practice area and context.

Course Overview: This course contextualizes the content of courses OTC 601, OTC 603, and OTC 605 to the student’s area of expertise and interest. In this course, students will apply summative concepts to complete an assessment of a practice area and local context chosen by the student. Emphasis is on application of multitiered approaches to trauma using evidence informed processes.

Course Description: Course focus is on practical implementation of course concepts into the student’s professional setting.

Course Overview: This is the final course in the certificate. Students will complete a project that is unique to their practice area and/or area of interest. The project outlines next steps for increasing trauma responsive practice within their setting and/or to promote their professional growth. The goal is for students to develop a project they can feasibly implement within 6 months of completing the certificate.