The Certificate in Trauma Studies is a new 15-credit, graduate-level program that offers a streamlined approach to supporting professional development and integration. Current graduate students and professionals in the broader Missoula community are eligible to register and take courses required for the trauma certificate. After completion, participants will:

• Recognize the prevalence of all types of trauma on populations they serve;
• Realize the impacts of traumatic experiences on individuals, families, organizations, systems of care, and communities;
• Develop and utilize a trauma lens to conceptualize and operationalize the ability to respond using trauma-informed principles and support individuals, families, organizations, systems of care, and communities as a non-mental health professional;
• Enhance understanding of trauma screening, assessment, empirically supported issues, and/or population-specific treatments and interventions that have been developed to heal from trauma;
• Build competence to mitigate the impacts of secondary trauma.

Program Admission

Students currently enrolled in a Counseling Graduate Program interested in the Certificate in Trauma Studies should contact their academic advisor to add the program to their transcript.

Students not currently enrolled in a Counseling Graduate Program interested in the Certificate in Trauma Studies must complete the Online Application to the Graduate School.

Program of Study

Required Courses (3 credits total):

• COUN 595: Introduction to Trauma Studies (2 credits), Online or In-person
• COUN 596: Independent Study (1 credit), Online or In-person

Elective Courses (12 credits total):

• Counseling
  • COUN 475: Forgiveness and Reconciliation - In-Person
  • COUN 495: Addictions - In-Person
  • COUN 550: Introduction to Family Counseling - In-Person
  • COUN 555: Risk & Resiliency - In-Person
  • COUN 560: Lifespan Development Counseling - In-Person
  • COUN 566: Counseling Children and Adolescents - In-Person
  • COUN 575: Multicultural Counseling - In-Person
  • COUN 595: Psychopharmacology - In-Person
  • COUN 625: Mental Health Systems - In-Person
• Education
  • EDU 514: Education Across Cultures - Online
  • EDU 518: Inclusion and Collaboration - Online
  • EDU 595: K-12 School Safety - Off-Campus
  • EDSP 461: Positive Behavior Supports - In-Person
  • EDEC 530: Social Emotional Development in Young Children - Online
  • EDEC 515: Working with Families Experiencing Adversity - Online
• Sociology
  • SOCI 423: Sociology of Corrections - Online
  • SOCI 491: Sociology of Domestic Violence - Online or In-Person
  • SOCI 422: Sociology of Punishment - In-Person
  • SOCI 475: Work, Labor, and the Criminal Justice System - In-Person 
• Social Work
  • SW 595: Introduction to Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy - In-Person
  • SW 427: Motivational Interviewing - Online or In-Person
  • SW 423: Substance Use Disorders and Recovery - In-Person
• Psychology
  • PSYX 631: Conceptualizations and Treatment of Trauma, In-Person

Contact Us

Department of Counseling
counselored@mso.umt.edu
406-243-4850