Trauma-Informed Practice, CAS

Contact:

Linda Stone Fish, PhD, flstone@syr.edu Graduate Director
Dept. of Marriage and Family Therapy
Peck Hall, 601 East Genesee Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
1-315-443-3024

Faculty:

Linda Stone Fish, Thom deLara, Dessa Bergen-Cico, Deborah Coolhart, Tracey Reichert Schimpff, Tracey Marchese, Pamela Johnson

Description:

The Certificate of Advanced Studies in Trauma-informed Practice is structured for clinicians, mental health professionals, and practitioners from allied disciplines who intend to expand their knowledge and skills in the field of trauma response and intervention. The core courses, and elective options, address the theoretical foundations of trauma, as well as evidenced-based trauma-informed practice approaches and techniques.

Please note, completion of the Advanced Certificate in Trauma-informed Practice program alone does not qualify an individual for licensure as a social worker, marriage and family therapist, or any other profession licensed under Title VIII of the Education Law, nor does it authorize a certificate holder to engage in those scope-restricted professions.

Admission:

A completed bachelor’s degree, minimum GPA of 3.4, or enrollment in or completion of a master’s degree in an allied field is required. GRE’s are not required.

Eligibility requirement: To be awarded a C.A.S., a student must be matriculated in the certificate program for at least one semester. Matriculation may not be backdated.

Requirements:

The curriculum includes three required 3-credit courses (to be chosen from a group of four courses, each of which will be offered annually), and two elective 3-credit courses (to be chosen from a list of courses that include trauma-informed content).

Required Courses (choose 3 courses from this group):

MFT 603 - Introduction to Trauma Studies 3 credit(s)
MFT 643 - Family Therapy with Complex Trauma 3 credit(s)
SWK 739 - Applied Neuroscience in the Human Services 3 credit(s)
SWK 740 - Treatment of Complex Trauma with Individuals 3 credit(s)

Elective Courses (choose 2 courses from the elective course list):

(A course from the required list may be chosen to fulfill one of the elective requirements):

SWK 742 - Violence, Bullying, & Trauma: Clinical Perspectives 3 credit(s)
SWK 738 - Core Concepts in Trauma Treatment for Children and Adolescents 3 credit(s)
MFT 686 - Play Therapy with Children and Families 3 credit(s)
MFT 642 - Therapy with LGBTQ Couples and Families 3 credit(s)
HTW 605 - Cognitive Behavioral Approaches to Stress Reduction 3 credit(s)
HTW 618 - Alcohol, Other Drugs, Sex and Gambling: Dynamics of Addiction 3 credit(s)
MFT 724 - Psychopathology 3 credit(s)

Total Credits: 15

Certificate Awarded:

Certificate of Advanced Study

Transfer Credit:

Per University Rules and Regulations, a maximum of three credits from a combination of transfer and/or external examinations/extra-institutional and experiential learning will be accepted toward a C.A.S. Exceptions may be granted by petition to the dean of the Graduate School.

Satisfactory Progress:

Per University Rules and Regulations, graduate students must earn a minimum average of 3.0 for work comprising the program for the degree or certificate and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8.