• On-Campus Component
    No
  • Cost
    $884 per credit
  • Total Credits
    12
  • Credential
    Graduate Certificate
  • Admission GPA
    3.0
  • Application Deadlines
    Rolling Deadlines
  • Campus
    Twin Cities
  • College
    College of Continuing and Professional Studies

What Is Trauma Informed Care?

Trauma Informed Care (TIC) is a foundational framework that focuses on understanding the contributing factors of trauma and using evidence-based treatment modalities. It’s an approach that recognizes the impact of trauma on a person’s life, creating opportunities for survivors to feel more empowered in their healing journey.

Why Choose Our Certificate in Trauma Informed Care?

Our Trauma Informed Certificate provides training in a broad range of trauma-informed interventions and their intersections with diverse populations. The program can help you recognize the signs of trauma and create a supportive and trusting environment for your clients. 

What you’ll gain:

  • Autonomy: Take control of your education with a completely online (including synchronous remote) curriculum.
  • Applicability: Translate evidence-based coursework into real-world practice on day one.
  • Career relevance: Ideal for counselors, social workers, healthcare professionals, and educators looking to advance their field.
  • Specialization: Supplement your current graduate or doctoral programs in a related field.

Get Closer to Licensure

This certificate is not a standalone credential for professional counseling licensure. However, it is a potential pathway for those who have completed a 48-credit master’s program and require the additional 12 graduate-level credits needed to meet Minnesota's 60-credit hour requirement for the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) license. 

Consult with the Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy (BBHT) to determine your remaining coursework requirements and their alignment with this certificate.

Career Outlook

The top occupations related to trauma-informed care are social workers; marriage and family therapists; substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors; and social and human services assistants. Minnesota is a hotspot for these occupations, compared to other areas this size.

  • 1.5KJob postings in related fields a month in MN (national average is 829.)*

  • 9.9%
    Expected job growth in this area nationally 2025–35*

*Lightcast.ai accessed February 2025

Courses

Required Course

IBH 6321 Trauma and Crisis Intervention, 3 cr.
Students are encouraged to take this course their first term.

Elective Courses (Choose 9 credits)

  • IBH 6235 Anxiety and Trauma: Assessment, Theory, and Treatment Interventions, 3 cr.
  • IBH 6236 Trauma and Crisis Intervention in Refugee and Immigrant Populations, 3 cr.
  • HSEX 6213 Sexual Trauma and Trauma Informed Care, 3 cr.
  • IBH 6237 Clinical Skills for Trauma Informed Clinicians, 3 cr.
    Limited to licensed mental health clinical professionals or those admitted to counselor training programs.