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Janice Carello, LMSW

"I have to tell you what a rewarding experience it has been for me to participate in the Trauma Certificate Program. I look not only at social work but also at the world in a whole new way as a result of what I've learned, and I find myself sharing this new knowledge, this new perspective, with others."

MSW Course Substitutes

The following courses from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work count toward our Trauma-Informed Certificate programs, if taken within three years of your program start date. This list is subject to change.

Courses fulfilling foundation course requirements

  • Trauma Theory and Treatment (3 credits) fulfills the 12-hour foundation trauma workshop, Overview of the Nature and Treatment of Trauma
  • Dual Disorders (3 credits) fulfills the 6-hour foundation trauma course, Trauma and Addiction

Courses fulfilling skill intervention course requirements

Each course below fulfills the 12-hour skill intervention trauma course requirement:

  • Schema Focused Therapy for Trauma-Genic, Personality and Co-Occurring Disorders: Understanding Lifetraps (2-day workshop or 1 credit MSW course)
  • SW 593 EMDR (3 credits)
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Traumatized Youth (2-day workshop or 1 credit MSW course)

Courses fulfilling elective course requirements

Each course below fulfills the six-hour trauma elective course requirement:

  • Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (3 credits)
  • Advanced Topics in Trauma (3 credits)
  • Assessing Lethality (1 credit)
  • Assessment and Treatment of Childhood Abuse and Neglect (3 credits)
  • Childhood Stress/Risk/Resilience (3 credits)
  • Children Exposed to Violence: The Misalignment of Mind, Body and Spirit (1 credit)
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Traumatized Youth (1 credit)
  • Core Concepts in Trauma Treatment for Children and Adolescents (3 credits)
  • Crisis Interventions (Note: The course must focus on crisis intervention from a trauma-informed perspective)
  • Cultural, Historical and Intergenerational Trauma (1 credit)
  • Family Treatment Approaches to Trauma (1 credit)
  • Impact of Trauma on Children and Families (1 credit)
  • Overview of Interventions with Traumatized Individuals and Their Families (1 credit)
  • SW 584 Personality Disorders (3 credits)
  • Play Based Interventions and Approaches (1 credit)
  • Trauma and Grief (1 credit)
  • Trauma and Human Rights (3 credits)
  • Understanding the Impact of Trauma on People’s Lives (1 credit)
  • Violence and Victimization (1 credit)
  • Helping Children Cope with Loss: What Color is Dead? (1 credit)
  • SW 589 Working with Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (3 credits)
  • Working with Veterans (1 credit)