This course is currently taught as SW 540, which is a workshop-based inter-professional education course offered by UM School of Social Work in partnership with the School of Nursing and School of Education. It is the first course in a 3-course sequence in Trauma-Informed Practice (TIP). SW 541 and SW 542 are also included as electives in the WCF pathway. Completion of all 3 courses fulfills the requirement of a trauma certificate. This first course will provide basic, foundational knowledge about the cognitive, social-emotional, behavioral, and health-related outcomes of trauma in children. A key focus of the course will be on enhancing awareness of trauma in children; assessing and responding to the needs of children who encounter trauma; and changing systems to become more responsive to vulnerable children and their families. Exploration of factors known to promote resilience and well-being will be emphasized and examined throughout the course. The course will examine principles of interprofessional education, which focuses on helping students in the professions of social work, nursing, and education work collaboratively in generalist and specialty practice roles.
This is a multidisciplinary course only available to Social Work, Nursing, and Education students. SW students must enroll under SW 540; Nursing students under HS 540; Education students under EDUC 540.
*Please do not contact the instructor for permission to enroll in this course. If you are a Social Work, Nursing, or Education student and this course is closed or you are unable to directly enroll yourself, please submit an electronic petition form here: https://ssw.umich.edu/assets/course-enrollment-petition/ You will be notified of an enrollment decision from the SSW Registrar's Office.
*Enrollment in this course must be finalized by Monday, 06/16/2024 at noon. No permissions will be extended after this date and time.
IMPORTANT DATES: Outside of Class Pre-Learning Work Begins: June 9 All-Day Mandatory Workshop: July 12 Final Assignments: July 19
Please refer to Canvas or contact the course instructor for the required class assignments that must be completed outside of the all-day workshop.
*Balanced enrollment from the three schools is critical to ensure that the interdisciplinary group dynamics function as intended for the content of the course. The number of available seats does not always reflect the number of seats open to all students from all three schools.
NOTE: Education students should enroll in the Summer half-term offering of this course, not the Spring/Summer full-term. Education students that enroll in the Spring/Summer full-term will be dropped.
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