CTA 5300 - Crisis Response and Trauma Care is an online, self-paced course with 8 modules. Students will earn 5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and receive a signed Certificate of Completion after completing all assignments. Upon receiving the textbooks, students will be enrolled and have 90 days of access to complete the course. This is a required course towards earning the Basic Chaplain Certificate.

Course Description: This course integrates crisis response and trauma care principles by providing students with a comprehensive overview of the field of psychological trauma and how trauma care affects chaplains and caregivers. Topics will include psychological first-aid, life cycle of a disaster, assessment principles and intervention models, self-care, compassion fatigue and burnout, post-traumatic growth, crisis of faith, moral injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, vicarious traumatization, complicated grief, spiritual first-aid and hope. Upon completion of this course, students will possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide basic care during a crisis or traumatic event, whether due to natural disasters, accidents, combat, or acts of violence.