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Crisis and trauma counseling in the school community

Course Description: This course presents an explanation of the concepts of trauma, crisis, catastrophe, and stress, and their neurobiological and psychological effects on individuals in the school community. It covers assessment tools and the main principles of guidance intervention in cases of crises and traumas. It also presents the most important intervention models and the roles of the psychological counselor in managing such situations.

Credit hours: 3

Objectives of the course :

The course aims for the student to learn about:
The concept of crisis, trauma, and catastrophe and the difference between each, gaining knowledge about the most important theories explaining crises and traumas and their various effects on individuals psychologically, cognitively, biologically, and neurologically, critical study of the most important roles of the counselor, their functions, and responsibilities in managing crises and traumas in the school community, application of interview skills and assessment processes used with individuals who experience trauma or crises, diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, knowing the most important crisis and trauma intervention models.

Course outputs :

The student's possession of knowledge and understanding of advanced terminology, concepts, and practices related to trauma and crisis counseling in the school community.
The student will become familiar with modern curricula, trends, and theories in the study of topics related to trauma and crisis counseling in the school community.
The student was able to identify and understand scientific research methods and steps, inquiry methods, statistical methods and their applications, and how to retrieve information related to the field of trauma and crisis counseling in the school community.
The student has the ability to communicate effectively, prepare specialized reports in the field of trauma and crisis counseling in the school community, and present to and interact with their peers.
The student's ability to apply and critically evaluate knowledge, skills, and concepts in the field of trauma and crisis counseling in the school community.
The student's ability to design and write scientific research plans and reports that express themes of trauma and crisis counseling in the school community.
The student's ability to formulate the research problem and its objectives, and to set hypotheses or questions that the research seeks to answer in the field of trauma and crisis counseling in the school community.
The student will be able to use statistical methods and programs to process and analyze data and support research in the field of trauma and crisis counseling in the school community.
The student will be able to effectively and efficiently utilize technological communication tools in the field of trauma and crisis counseling within the school community.

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Last updated: 2026-04-26