TRMA 810 - Adult and Familial Trauma

TRMA 810 Discussion Board Forums (4)

The goal of the discussion board forums in this course is to engage in an enjoyable, meaningful, and academically thought-provoking conversation simulating a classroom environment. The student will participate in four discussion board forums. For each forum, the student is required to create a 400–450-word thread addressing a specific topic. In addition, he/she must respond to the threads of at least two classmates with 250–300-word replies. The original thread must fully address the assigned topic, incorporate relevant ideas from the course texts, as well as least two relevant journal articles, must articulate course-related knowledge, and demonstrate critical reflection. In the replies, the student must extend the discussion by analyzing and building upon peers’ threads, asking relevant questions as needed. Each reply must incorporate at least one scholarly reference. The student is also required to briefly respond to all classmates who replied to his/her original thread as well as to any questions or comments from the instructor. All assertions must be supported by in-text references in current APA format. Use of first person is appropriate. Threads and replies must be well written, well organized, and focused. The original thread is worth 50 points and the replies 25.

(The Discussion Board Forums meet learning outcomes A, B, C, and D.)

TRMA 810 Quizzes (4)

Each quiz will cover the Reading & Study material for the assigned modules/weeks and be worth 50 points. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 25 multiple-choice questions, and have a 60-minute time limit.

(The quizzes meet course learning outcomes A, B, and D.)

TRMA 810 Family Trauma Assessment

Compose a short (8-10 pages) current APA paper detailing the traumatic events that have occurred within your family. Include nature of the trauma, approximate age at which it occurred, positive or negative outcomes/effects/coping skills applied, etc. For the effects, substantiate from the literature (e.g. auto accident led to alcohol abuse-as described by Piper). Include at least 5 substantiating references.

(The Family Trauma Assessment meets course learning outcomes A–F.)

TRMA 810 PowerPoint Presentation

The student will select a specific traumatology topic delimited by a traumatic event (e.g. disaster, violence, combat, sexual assault, etc.), a trauma-related diagnosis (e.g. acute stress disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder), or a specific trauma treatment. He or she will prepare a scholarly presentation in PowerPoint intended for an audience of emerging trauma counselors. If appropriate to the topic, an overview with definitions, incidence rates, types (of perpetrators/victims as relevant), harm or danger involved, possible spiritual factors, symptoms, assessment, diagnosis and treatment options should be included. An integrated biblical perspective on the topic must be provided. Reference should be made in the presentation to at least ten scholarly articles published within the last ten years, in addition to any textbooks, the Bible, professional or popular sources. The presentation must include at least 40 slides (not including bibliography slides), and these should be visually appealing to a professional audience with appropriate amounts of text and include illustrations in the form of cartoons, drawings, charts, graphs, pictures, film clips, etc. on each slide. Cite all sources, including websites, in APA format on the slides (in text or footnotes), as well as compiled on the last few slides.

(The PowerPoint Presentation meets course learning outcomes A and C.)

TRMA 810 Traumatology Paper

The student will combine class resources and additional outside research (at least ten additional scholarly sources) to develop a 12-15 page paper (not including title page, abstract, and references) in an area of Adult/Familial trauma approved by the professor. Alternatively, the student will develop a creative project utilizing an Adobe suite software or other software. The project will address similar content. The student should contact the instructor and present the idea when choosing this option for clarification of expectations.

(The Research Paper meets course-learning outcomes A–F.)