SOCW Courses:

SOCW 6333 - Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue

5 credits

Through this course, students gain an understanding and awareness of vicarious trauma, burnout, and compassion fatigue for social workers. Applying course concepts, students gain hands-on practice conducting assessments, examining the use of standardized instruments, and examining intervention and prevention strategies related to vicarious trauma, burnout, and compassion fatigue. Students also propose social change recommendations in an organizational setting to promote informed and competent social workers. Students engage in course assignments that emphasize the ethical, legal, and cultural implications for wellness and self-care across the micro, mezzo, and macro systems of practice.

Prerequisites

• SOCW 6111