HSP 4290 - PTSD Counseling

1(1 + 0)

Prerequisite: HSP 2030

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) occurs among people who have experienced violence, whether the cause is war, child abuse, or domestic violence. Eighty-five percent of people with PTSD abuse psychoactive substances. This course explores the causes of PTSD, the symptoms, and treatment. The relationship of the disorder to substance abuse and violence in the form of domestic disturbances is studied along with intervention and treatment.