Trauma Integration Initiative
The Trauma Integration Initiative is a strategic effort to integrate trauma-informed theory, principles, and practice into the curriculum, field education, and research.
National thought leadership in trauma-informed social work education across three domains:
Curricula
Field education & student formation
Research
Our Work
Recent Accomplishments
- Major curriculum reforms lead to an infusion of cutting-edge trauma research and theories.
- Held 2 major racial trauma events to open dialogue within SSW and the university on new pathways to understanding and disrupting racial trauma
- Developed year-long Trauma Learning community focused on student formation and self-care practices for managing vicarious trauma.
- Engaged in first scholarly review benchmarking trauma initiatives within field departments at over 800 schools of social work across the nation. .
- Implementing trauma-informed advising within field education.
Trauma Certificate
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Students obtained the trauma certificate last year