International Disaster Psychology: Trauma & Global Mental Health
The MA in International Disaster Psychology: Trauma & Global Mental Health builds upon core training in master's-level clinical psychology and integrates specialized coursework and applied practice experiences to prepare students to work with individuals and communities affected by trauma and disaster in the United States and globally. This degree prepares graduates in the growing field of trauma and global mental health to respond to the psychological impact of traumatic events, armed conflict, forced displacement, natural disasters, and public health emergencies. Coursework emphasizes evidence-based trauma treatment, crisis intervention, disaster mental health, global mental health, gender-based violence, applied program evaluation, and culturally responsive practice across diverse settings.
A cornerstone of the program is the Trauma & Disaster Recovery Clinic (TDRC), a community-based training clinic serving the Denver area and providing trauma-focused services, refugee and immigrant mental health care, professional resilience support, and community cultural consultation. Students integrate knowledge and practice through supervised clinical training in the Clinic, Denver-based field placements, and an 8-week international internship with established partners in over 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Western and Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Graduates pursue licensure and work across clinical, community, and humanitarian settings, providing direct services, training, consultation, emergency preparedness support, and program evaluation to strengthen mental health systems locally and worldwide.
The MA in International Disaster Psychology: Trauma & Global Mental Health builds upon core training in master's-level clinical psychology and integrates specialized coursework and applied practice experiences to prepare students to work with individuals and communities affected by trauma and disaster in the United States and globally. This degree prepares graduates in the growing field of trauma and global mental health to respond to the psychological impact of traumatic events, armed conflict, forced displacement, natural disasters, and public health emergencies. Coursework emphasizes evidence-based trauma treatment, crisis intervention, disaster mental health, global mental health, gender-based violence, applied program evaluation, and culturally responsive practice across diverse settings.
A cornerstone of the program is the Trauma & Disaster Recovery Clinic (TDRC), a community-based training clinic serving the Denver area and providing trauma-focused services, refugee and immigrant mental health care, professional resilience support, and community cultural consultation. Students integrate knowledge and practice through supervised clinical training in the Clinic, Denver-based field placements, and an 8-week international internship with established partners in over 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Western and Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Graduates pursue licensure and work across clinical, community, and humanitarian settings, providing direct services, training, consultation, emergency preparedness support, and program evaluation to strengthen mental health systems locally and worldwide.