SHS 122 - Racialized Trauma

3.0 Credits
Course examines the cumulative effect of racism on the lives and experiences of people of color. Includes both multigenerational and historical trauma. Expands on ACEs concepts to focus on structural and community impacts such as inequitable economic options, policing, access to services including healthcare and education. Stresses, through class participation and reflection, needed changes in social services delivery.
Prerequisite Prerequisite:ENGLP 93 or AENGL 93 placement.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Assess the effects of multigenerational and historical racial trauma on the everyday life experiences of People of Color.
Identify and explainhow inequitable economic options, policing, access to services including healthcare, (mental health, mental illness), oppression and education contribute to racial trauma.
Identify psychosocial impact of exposure to racially traumatic experiences.
Explore the needed changes in social services delivery and the role service providers play in addressing race-based trauma.

Course Typically Offered
Winter