Careers with a Trauma-Informed Care Social Work Certificate
Earn a Graduate Certificate Focusing on Trauma-Informed Care
100% Online Courses
CSWE Accredited
A social work education rooted in trauma recovery imparts skills for helping communities and individuals in need. If you’re seeking a convenient way to engage in trauma treatment training, pursue your Graduate Certificate in Practices in Trauma Recovery with Widener University. This online program expands your qualifications for roles in social work, trauma counseling, and beyond.
- Grow as a clinical trauma professional
- Learn to develop treatment plans for trauma
- Convenient online courses fit busy schedules
- No GRE/GMAT requirement
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Practice Trauma-Informed Care in Your Career
Social Worker $58,380 median annual salary1
Rehabilitation Counselor $44,040 median annual salary2
Change the Lives of People Experiencing Trauma
A 2023 study found trauma is prevalent among people needing mental health and substance abuse services.3 Social work trauma certificate programs help practitioners understand the effects of this issue and deploy life-changing support to trauma survivors. By earning your Graduate Certificate in Practices in Trauma Recovery online, you’ll learn to perform assessments, identify interventions, and help clients recover from the challenges caused by traumatic experiences.
- About 220 million adults in the U.S. have experienced trauma, pointing to high demand for social workers with trauma treatment certificates4
- The New Social Worker identified trauma-informed care as a key skill for professionals entering this field5
- Addressing trauma helps build trust between clients and providers, according to the Trauma-Informed Care Implementation Resource Center6
Program Outcomes and Skills Acquired
What You’ll Learn
- Recognize and assess how trauma and grief might manifest in individuals under a variety of circumstances
- Identify immediate methods of intervention to assist individuals in crisis
- Identify clinical assessments and intervention methods for people who have experienced trauma, despite challenges due to communication difficulties and overshadowing diagnoses
Skills You’ll Gain
- Trauma care
- Communication
- Team building
- Leadership
Advance From the Classroom to a Successful Career
Our hands-on online courses prepare you to thrive as a social worker, and our career services provide support for finding and securing career opportunities. As an online student at Widener, you can take advantage of a wealth of resources and counseling that foster a smooth transition from online student to empowered professional.
Sources
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Social Workers.” Retrieved August 21, 2024, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/community-and-social-service/social-workers.htm.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Rehabilitation Counselors.” Retrieved August 21, 2024, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/community-and-social-service/rehabilitation-counselors.htm.
- Sage Journals. Beyond medicalized approaches to violence and trauma: Empowering social work practice. Retrieved August 21, 2024, from https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14680173221144557.
- The National Social Work Council. “How to Manage Trauma.” Retrieved August 21, 2024, from https://www.thenationalcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Trauma-infographic.pdf.
- The New Social Worker. “What Every New Social Worker Needs To Know…Trauma Informed Care in Social Work.” Retrieved August 21, 2024, from https://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/practice/trauma-informed-care-in-social-work/.
- Trauma-Informed Care Implementation Resource Center. “What is Trauma-Informed Care?” Retrieved August 21, 2024, from https://www.traumainformedcare.chcs.org/what-is-trauma-informed-care/.