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Traumatology – Impacting People and Education

Exposure to traumatic events is not effort to educate and expose competitive advantage to graduates and
rare and has been consistently found in students to added details about ultimately a major benefit to communi-
epidemiological studies. The World the impact of traumatic events ties served.
Mental Health Surveys of adults were car- on our population, South In keeping with our program values of
ried out among nearly 70,000 partici- University’s Master of Arts in providing service, ethical practice, and
pants from 24 countries ranging in eco- Clinical Mental Counseling evidenced based care, we are committed
nomic status from low to high (Eur J program (CACREP-accredit- to fostering the well being of our world
Psychotraumatol (2017) 8(5): This data ed) has integrated many community.
showed that at some time in their life aspects of traumatology into
70.4% of the respondents had experi- their curriculum. The purpose For more information, visit
enced at least one type of a traumatic is to prepare emerging coun- https://www.southuniversity.edu/degree-
event. selors with the tools to assist in programs/counseling-and-psychology/
The literature informs us that adults providing service in response clinical-mental-health-counseling-ma.
and particularly children who sustain a BY DR. THOMAS CHRISTIANSEN to a variety of traumatic events Dr. Thomas Christiansen is Clinical
traumatic physical injury or a hospital- AND DR. SHERRIE RAZ occurring across the globe. Mental Health Counseling Program
ization can expect to experience a range Whether it be tragic events like Director. Dr. Sherrie Raz is Clinical Mental
of mental health problems related to the practice during the hospital admission the Surfside Condominium Health Counseling Adjunct Faculty Member
hospitalization or the injury. Sub - process (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ Collapse, or natural disasters such as and contributing author.
sequently, due to the trauma they may toc/ 14470349/2014/23/1). hurricanes or earthquakes, our interns
experience changes in physical health Therefore, it is not surprising that due and alumni will be positioned to provide
and functioning occur (Injury, Nov.2013, to, physical trauma, hospital trauma, Psychological First Aid, and triage trau- Programs, credential levels, technology,
Vol.44, Is,11, pgs.1383-1390.) childhood trauma, the COVID pandem- ma cases for the benefit of victims and and scheduling options vary by school and
Forty-one research papers were ic, etc., and the mental health sequelae their families. are subject to change. Not all programs
reviewed on the relationship between that come with the array of traumatic South University Professors, Dr. are available to residents of all U.S. states.
mental health and traumatic physical events happening in our world today, Thomas Christiansen and Dr. Sherrie South University, West Palm Beach,
injury. The studies, subsequently showed that Trauma and Resilience trained Raz, in partnership with Jane Miller, of University Centre, 9801 Belvedere Rd.,
that, “post- traumatic stress disorder, Mental Health Counselors, and Social The Alliance for Kids, have devised a Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411. © 2021
depression and anxiety were frequent Workers, will be at premium. These unique teaching program for Mental South University. All rights reserved. The
sequelae associated with traumatic phys- front-line workers will be of the utmost Health Counselors. South University’s Clinical Mental Health Program located at
ical injury.” (Injury,2013). It appears importance for Physicians and their goal is for those who graduate to possess South University, West Palm Beach, is
from the review, that these mental health patients in the hospital setting. the designation of Field Traumatologist. fully accredited by the Council for the
symptoms were inconsistently, and poor- South University is responding to the South University, West Palm Beach, is Accreditation of Counseling and Related
ly identified and treated, and screening aforementioned mental health research proud to be part of this unique training Educational Programs (CACREP).
for this symptomology is not routine initiative which potentially will offer a
on trauma and recent tragic events. In an

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