Trauma and Resilience Minor

Trauma and Resilience Minor Program Information

Audrey Besch, MS, CTP
Clinical Instructor
Trauma & Resilience Minor Advisor
Dept. of Counseling and Human Services
email: bescha@etsu.edu
(423) 439-4185

The Trauma and Resilience minor offers students a theoretical and practical understanding of trauma and its treatment. Students will study the impact of trauma on an individual, their family system, as well as the societal impact. The Trauma and Resilience minor seeks to prepare students for entry level careers or graduate studies in work with traumatized populations. 

Double Counting Course Restriction

Students who major in Human Services and  minor in Trauma and Resilience can double-count only ONE COURSE (3 credits) from the following: HDAL 2000; HDAL 3610; HDAL 4127; HDAL 4417; or HDAL 4137.

Trauma and Resilience Minor Requirements: 18 credits

Required Courses: 15 credits

• HDAL 2140 - Interpersonal Trauma Informed Skills for the Professional (3 credits)
• HDAL 3520 - Crisis and Coping (3 credits)
• HDAL 4017 - Homelessness, Hunger, Poverty, and Politics (3 credits)
• HDAL 4167 - Trauma Theory (3 credits)
• HDAL 4227 - Evidence Based Trauma Techniques (3 credits)

Advisor Approved Electives: 3 credits

Choose in consultation with advisor. 

• HDAL 2000 - Intimate Relationships (3 credits)
• HDAL 3610 - Counseling Theory and Practice (3 credits)
• HDAL 4127 - Divorce: Causes and Consequences (3 credits)
• HDAL 4001 - Family Theories (3 credits)
• HDAL 4137 - Youth Violence - Intervention to Prevention (3 credits)
• HDAL 4147 - The Opioid Crisis (3 credits)
• ASLC 2010 - American Sign Language I Basic (3 credits)
• COBH 2066 - Personal and Community Wellness (3 credits)
• WGSS 2010 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (3 credits)
• WGSS 2110 - Sex, Gender, and the Body (3 credits)

Minor Requirement

A minor is a secondary area of study outside of the major program of study with a structured curriculum composed of at least 18 credits of which at least 9 credits must be at the 3000-level or above.