PSYCHOLOGY of TRAUMA
Rutger’s University, Blackwood, N.J.
Tom Haworth, Ph.D.FA 2016
609-970-3345 alperin 119
Wed 5:15
Week of
or dateTopic / Reading Assignments
9/7Overview
9/14Readings:
Benight, C. (2012) Understanding Human Adaptation to Traumatic Stress Exposure: Beyond the Medical Model. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy 2012, Vol 4, No. 1, 1-8.
Park et al. (2014). Impact of Childhood Exposure to Psychological Trauma on the Risk of Psychiatric Disorders and Somatic Discomfort: Single vs. Multiple Types of Psychological Trauma. Psychiaty Research. 219. 4443-449.
Lieberman, A., & Osofsky, J. (2009) Poverty, Trauma, and Infant Mental Health. Zero to Three. November 2009, 54-59.
9/21Ruglass & Kendall-Tackett Chapters 1,2,3
9/28Ruglass & Kendall-Tackett Chapters 4, 5, 6
10/5Ruglass & Kendall-Tackett Chapters 7-10 Submit Optional Paper Topic>
Assignment 1: Select a topic from Ruglass & Kendall Tackett, locate two articles related to the topic and make a one-page summary – APA style.
10/12Van der Kolk Chapters 1-4< Confirm Optional Topic for Paper>
10/19Van der Kolk Chapters 5-8
Assignment 1 Due
10/26Van der Kolk Chapters 9-12
11/2Exam 1 < Catch Up >
11/9Van der Kolk Chapters 13 16-
11/16Van der Kolk Chapters 17-Epilogue
Assignment 2: Select a topic fromVan der Kolk , locate two articles related to the topic and make a one-page summary – APA style.
11/23Prolonged Exposure Readings TBA<ALL PAPERS DUE>
11/24 – 27THANKSGIVING BREAK
11/30Stein & Kendall Chapters 1-4
Assignment 2 Due
12/7Stein & Kendall Chapters 5-7
Other articles TBA
12/14Last Day of Class 2016 -- Exam 2
There will be no comprehensive final exam during exam week
……The rest of the story:
Attendance:In class I will present information from the reading as well as other sources. I encourage you to attend all sessions. Your strong participation could earn you extra points
Texts:
Phyllis Stein & Joshua Kendall: Psychological Trauma and the Developing Brain. Routledge Publishing. 2004. ISBN: 0-7890-1787-3
Lesia Ruglass & Kathleen Kendall-Tacket. Psychology of Trauma 101. Springer Publishing. 2015
ISBN: 978-0-8261-9668-2
Bessel Van Der Kolk. The Body Keeps The Score. Penguin Books. ISBN: 978-0-14-312774-1
Assignments & Grading:Extreme Participation
Two Exams
Two Assignments = 3rd Exam
**Optional – 10 Page Paper
**The optional paper will report on a single area related to Trauma Psychology. The work product should be 10 pages of text and written and formatted in APA style. All sources for the paper must be journal articles of primary research reported in peer-reviewed journals. A minimum of ten article sources.