Certificate in Trauma-Informed Behavior Health

Social Work Graduate Certificate

The TIBH Certificate responds to the need for innovative practices in behavioral health services. Qualified students will have a master’s degree or be enrolled in a master’s degree program in one of the following disciplines: Social Work, Psychology (all concentrations), Educational Psychology, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Fine Arts, or a related mental health discipline. Students enrolled in the certificate program will have previously completed coursework in psychopathology, ethics/professional practice, theory, and child and adult development, with knowledge gained as a result of the master's program in which they are enrolled.

The TIBH Certificate comprises two tracks. The first track is the Expressive Arts (EA), which provides students with the required knowledge and skills to use arts (e.g., music, theater, art, dance/movement, storytelling) to apply to their practice with various groups and at all levels (micro, mezzo, macro) of practice. Students will complete coursework and 250 hours of applied learning in a practicum coordinated by our Practicum Coordinator and Certificate Coordinator.

The second track is Equine-Assisted Therapeutic and Educational Learning (EATL), which provides students with the required knowledge and skills to partner with horses (and other animals) and use nature-based strategies to apply their therapeutic and/or education practice with diverse populations across all levels of intervention. Students will complete practicum hours in an Equine-Assisted Therapy & Learning internship at at programs or facilities approved by our Practicum Coordinator and Certificate Coordinator.

Certificate in Trauma-Informed Behavior Health

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