{"id":7216,"date":"2019-11-19T10:22:59","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T15:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/?page_id=7216"},"modified":"2026-01-30T11:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:13:23","slug":"certificate-of-advanced-studies-in-violence-loss-and-trauma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/counseling\/certificate-of-advanced-studies-in-violence-loss-and-trauma\/","title":{"rendered":"Certificate of Advanced Studies in Violence, Loss, and Trauma"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Violence, Loss and Trauma (VoLT)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-7\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<p>This unique Graduate Certificate of Study will revolutionize your understanding of violence, loss, and trauma, and will equip you with specialized skills for the treatment of trauma spectrum disorders in children and adults. By completing this certificate you will gain an understanding of trauma, complex trauma, developmental trauma, dissociation, and complex bereavement, including working with children, survivors, and perpetrators. This certificate is offered through online, distance learning coursework of 18 graduate credit hours.<\/p>\n<p>Topics include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trauma and trauma-spectrum disorders<\/li>\n<li>Addictions and trauma<\/li>\n<li>Complex and developmental trauma<\/li>\n<li>Grief, bereavement, and complex bereavement<\/li>\n<li>Attachment theory and attachment disorders<\/li>\n<li>Neurobiology of traumatic stress<\/li>\n<li>Domestic violence<\/li>\n<li>Military trauma<\/li>\n<li>Treatment of children, survivors, and perpetrators<\/li>\n<li>Restorative Justice in the context of trauma<\/li>\n<li>Existential aspects of suffering and resilience<\/li>\n<li>Self-regulation, grounding, treatment planning<\/li>\n<li>Vicarious trauma and practitioner self-care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-5\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/files\/VoLT.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7224 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/files\/VoLT-e1574175930488.png\" alt=\"VOLT Certificate \" width=\"300\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The graduate VoLT Certificate offers comprehensive understanding of how violence, loss and trauma affect lives. It also prepares practitioners for creative, expressive, and experiential interventions that promote resilience, self-care, and personal responsibility for a life well-lived. The certificate not only prepares you for planning mental health treatment for others in the future, but also how to care for yourself as well.<\/p>\n<h2>VoLT Course Descriptions<\/h2>\n<p>The VoLT Certificate requires completion of COUN 555, 556, 654, and 682; and two electives from the following list, for a total of six 3-credit courses (18 credits total).<\/p>\n                                            \n        \n    <div\n        id=\"coun-555-crisis-intervention-and-conflict-resolution-pre-requisite-for-remaining-volt-courses\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('coun-555-crisis-intervention-and-conflict-resolution-pre-requisite-for-remaining-volt-courses', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"coun-555-crisis-intervention-and-conflict-resolution-pre-requisite-for-remaining-volt-courses-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"coun-555-crisis-intervention-and-conflict-resolution-pre-requisite-for-remaining-volt-courses-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                COUN 555 Crisis Intervention and Conflict Resolution. (Pre-requisite for remaining VoLT Courses)\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"coun-555-crisis-intervention-and-conflict-resolution-pre-requisite-for-remaining-volt-courses-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"coun-555-crisis-intervention-and-conflict-resolution-pre-requisite-for-remaining-volt-courses-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \nStudents explore types, effects, and interventions for crisis, disasters, and other trauma-causing events across the lifespan. Specific topics include ethics, self-care, cultural competence, suicide\/homicide, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, emergency preparedness, disaster mental health, grief, and bereavement.<\/p>\n<p>Students must pass COUN 555 with a B or higher in order to move to subsequent VoLT courses.<br \/>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"coun-556-death-and-grief-counseling-required-2\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('coun-556-death-and-grief-counseling-required-2', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"coun-556-death-and-grief-counseling-required-2-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"coun-556-death-and-grief-counseling-required-2-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                COUN 556 Death and Grief Counseling. (Required)\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"coun-556-death-and-grief-counseling-required-2-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"coun-556-death-and-grief-counseling-required-2-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \nA study of the stages of death, dying and the grief process are presented in practical, theoretical, social, and psychological aspects. Emphasis on counseling relating to various forms of loss.<br \/>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"coun-654-family-violence-required-3\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('coun-654-family-violence-required-3', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"coun-654-family-violence-required-3-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"coun-654-family-violence-required-3-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                COUN 654 Family Violence. (Required)\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"coun-654-family-violence-required-3-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"coun-654-family-violence-required-3-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \nThe course will examine violence in families, covering ages from infancy to elder adulthood with a focus on variations in types of assault, violence, and abuse found within, among, or pertaining to family members across all ages.<br \/>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"coun-682-treatment-in-trauma-recovery-required-4\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('coun-682-treatment-in-trauma-recovery-required-4', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"coun-682-treatment-in-trauma-recovery-required-4-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"coun-682-treatment-in-trauma-recovery-required-4-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                COUN 682 Treatment in Trauma Recovery. (Required)\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"coun-682-treatment-in-trauma-recovery-required-4-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"coun-682-treatment-in-trauma-recovery-required-4-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \nThis course explores types of trauma experienced in modern society, the inter-and intrapersonal effects of trauma on clients, and an introduction to treatment modalities and evidence-based practice.<br \/>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"coun-683-psychophysiology-of-trauma-elective-5\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('coun-683-psychophysiology-of-trauma-elective-5', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"coun-683-psychophysiology-of-trauma-elective-5-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"coun-683-psychophysiology-of-trauma-elective-5-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                COUN 683 Psychophysiology of Trauma. (Elective)\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"coun-683-psychophysiology-of-trauma-elective-5-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"coun-683-psychophysiology-of-trauma-elective-5-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \nThis course explores effects of trauma on the central nervous system, psychomotor abilities and physiological and emotional responses to trauma, PTSD, and traumatic injury.<br \/>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"coun-684-treating-complex-trauma-elective-6\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('coun-684-treating-complex-trauma-elective-6', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"coun-684-treating-complex-trauma-elective-6-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"coun-684-treating-complex-trauma-elective-6-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                COUN 684 Treating Complex Trauma. (Elective)\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"coun-684-treating-complex-trauma-elective-6-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"coun-684-treating-complex-trauma-elective-6-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \nThis course focuses on the treatment of complex trauma and loss, through investigation of trauma theory, phases of post-traumatic recovery, evidence-based treatment, and practice implications for complex cases.<br \/>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"coun-685-military-culture-and-treatment-of-veterans-elective-7\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('coun-685-military-culture-and-treatment-of-veterans-elective-7', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"coun-685-military-culture-and-treatment-of-veterans-elective-7-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"coun-685-military-culture-and-treatment-of-veterans-elective-7-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                COUN 685 Military Culture and Treatment of Veterans. (Elective)\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"coun-685-military-culture-and-treatment-of-veterans-elective-7-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"coun-685-military-culture-and-treatment-of-veterans-elective-7-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \nThis course is designed to introduce students to the nature of military culture, the unique challenges of deployment and re-entry for both military personnel and their families, and various mental health best practices specific to those affected with combat-related PTSD, TBI, and other traumatic injury.<br \/>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"coun-686-trauma-and-suffering-elective-8\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('coun-686-trauma-and-suffering-elective-8', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"coun-686-trauma-and-suffering-elective-8-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"coun-686-trauma-and-suffering-elective-8-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                COUN 686 Trauma and Suffering. (Elective)\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"coun-686-trauma-and-suffering-elective-8-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"coun-686-trauma-and-suffering-elective-8-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \nThis course focuses on existential suffering caused by traumatic stress, and the counseling needs of affected individuals. It explores the nature of suffering as well as a variety of philosophical, religious, and theoretical approaches to suffering. The course presents best practices for clinical approaches within professional counseling.<br \/>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"coun-687-trauma-and-restorative-justice-in-schools-and-communities-elective-9\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('coun-687-trauma-and-restorative-justice-in-schools-and-communities-elective-9', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 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(Elective)\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"coun-687-trauma-and-restorative-justice-in-schools-and-communities-elective-9-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"coun-687-trauma-and-restorative-justice-in-schools-and-communities-elective-9-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \nThis course critically examines restorative justice practices and principles in the context of traumatic stress. Reviews restorative justice both in school systems and in community settings, highlighting current best clinical practices and recent research.<br \/>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<h2>VoLT Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n                                            \n        \n    <div\n        id=\"what-is-the-violence-loss-and-trauma-volt-certificate\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('what-is-the-violence-loss-and-trauma-volt-certificate', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"what-is-the-violence-loss-and-trauma-volt-certificate-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"what-is-the-violence-loss-and-trauma-volt-certificate-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                What IS the Violence, Loss, and Trauma (VoLT) Certificate?\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"what-is-the-violence-loss-and-trauma-volt-certificate-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"what-is-the-violence-loss-and-trauma-volt-certificate-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \nThe Certificate certifies that a given student has taken the initiative to complete six graduate-level courses focused on violence, loss, and trauma. It is NOT a certification or a professional license. The Certificate is an on-line sequence of six 3-credit graduate-level courses offered by a CACREP-accredited graduate Counseling Program. The VoLT courses prepare behavioral health therapists (and others in leadership and human support roles) to understand the scope, nature, and developmental effects of traumatic stress, the dynamics of interpersonal violence, bereavement, suffering, and the basic physiological consequences of trauma in order to help people across the lifespan survive trauma, integrate trauma into a coherent life story, and experience post-traumatic growth.<br \/>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"who-is-best-suited-to-complete-the-volt-certificate-2\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('who-is-best-suited-to-complete-the-volt-certificate-2', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"who-is-best-suited-to-complete-the-volt-certificate-2-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"who-is-best-suited-to-complete-the-volt-certificate-2-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                Who is best suited to complete the VoLT Certificate?\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"who-is-best-suited-to-complete-the-volt-certificate-2-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"who-is-best-suited-to-complete-the-volt-certificate-2-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \nWhile the graduate-level Certificate was created for Professional Counselors and has a therapeutic\/clinical focus, it is helpful for anyone with or completing a Master\u2019s Degree or Doctorate in any behavioral health discipline, and anyone working in a supportive or leadership capacity with human beings across the lifespan. If you are wondering whether you qualify, reach out to Dr. Kari Mika-Lude\u00a0at <a href=\"mailto:mikalude@marshall.edu\">mikalude@marshall.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"how-does-the-certificate-work-3\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('how-does-the-certificate-work-3', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"how-does-the-certificate-work-3-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"how-does-the-certificate-work-3-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                How does the Certificate work?\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"how-does-the-certificate-work-3-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"how-does-the-certificate-work-3-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \nThese are on-line, graduate-level content courses. Occasional live class meetings are delivered through web-based videoconferencing software and scheduled in the early evenings. The coursework is completed entirely online through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/muonline\/\">Blackboard<\/a>.<br \/>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"is-the-certificate-hard-4\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('is-the-certificate-hard-4', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"is-the-certificate-hard-4-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"is-the-certificate-hard-4-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                Is the Certificate hard?\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"is-the-certificate-hard-4-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"is-the-certificate-hard-4-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \nYes. Trauma is complex and requires our best responses. The VoLT Certificate represents advanced-level coursework, 8-10 hours per week (assuming 2 courses at a time). The courses are dense and curated for leading developments in the field of traumatology. In addition to readings, videos, and websites to review, courses emphasize experiential and integrative assignments that require students to do things rather than simply read about them. The learning experience is robust and requires critical thinking, analysis, synthesis, and application. Course readings, assignments, and resources equip clinical professionals to provide evidence-based, therapeutic best practices for clients whose lives have been affected by violence, loss, or traumatic stress. There is currently no clinical component (i.e., practicum, internship, field experiences, or requirements to work with real people in real life) to the VoLT Certificate; it is made up entirely of content courses.<br \/>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"can-these-courses-be-transferred-for-graduate-credit-elsewhere-5\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('can-these-courses-be-transferred-for-graduate-credit-elsewhere-5', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"can-these-courses-be-transferred-for-graduate-credit-elsewhere-5-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"can-these-courses-be-transferred-for-graduate-credit-elsewhere-5-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                Can these courses be transferred for graduate credit elsewhere?\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"can-these-courses-be-transferred-for-graduate-credit-elsewhere-5-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"can-these-courses-be-transferred-for-graduate-credit-elsewhere-5-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \nYes, some of the time. Four of the six VoLT courses can be transferred into Marshall University\u2019s Clinical Mental Health Master\u2019s degree. One of the six VoLT courses can be transferred into Marshall University\u2019s School Counseling Master\u2019s degree. Some of the VoLT courses may be transferable to other degree programs at Marshall University or to a different university \u2013 check with your existing or intended program of study to confirm.<br \/>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"is-there-federal-financial-aid-available-for-this-certificate-6\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('is-there-federal-financial-aid-available-for-this-certificate-6', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"is-there-federal-financial-aid-available-for-this-certificate-6-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"is-there-federal-financial-aid-available-for-this-certificate-6-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                Is there Federal Financial Aid available for this Certificate?\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"is-there-federal-financial-aid-available-for-this-certificate-6-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"is-there-federal-financial-aid-available-for-this-certificate-6-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \nYes. The VoLT Certificate is eligible for Federal Financial Aid. Check with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/sfa\/\">Student Financial Assistance<\/a> for guidance.<br \/>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"i-m-interested-what-do-i-do-next-to-get-started-7\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('i-m-interested-what-do-i-do-next-to-get-started-7', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'bg-white shadow-md' : 'bg-gray-50'\"\n    >\n        <button\n            class=\"w-full flex justify-between items-center p-5 cursor-pointer border-0 text-left transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-transparent outline-2 outline-transparent text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:outline-green\"\n            x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\"\n            x-on:keydown.escape=\"expanded = false\"\n            x-bind:aria-expanded=\"expanded\"\n            x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"i-m-interested-what-do-i-do-next-to-get-started-7-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"i-m-interested-what-do-i-do-next-to-get-started-7-panel\"\n                    >\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                I&#039;m interested. What do I do next to get started?\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"i-m-interested-what-do-i-do-next-to-get-started-7-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"i-m-interested-what-do-i-do-next-to-get-started-7-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \n<p>If you are interested in the VoLT Certificate, please contact Dr. Carol Smith (<a title=\"mailto:carol.smith@marshall.edu\" href=\"mailto:carol.smith@marshall.edu\" data-outlook-id=\"d82aac1e-10af-42a9-9a94-2cb9c5cea474\">carol.smith@marshall.edu<\/a>) to schedule a pre-admission interview via videoconference. Eligible applicants include current or former master\u2019s students in Counseling, Social Work, or Psychology at Marshall or another university. Current graduate students must have completed at least 12 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 3.5. Applications for\u00a0the VoLT can be submitted through the <a title=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/graduate-admissions\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/graduate-admissions\/\" data-outlook-id=\"43b9ff5e-edf7-4abe-9c06-d0ac50ca4d82\">Marshall\u2019s Office of Graduate Admissions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n    <div\n        id=\"i-ve-finished-my-volt-coursework-now-what-8\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('i-ve-finished-my-volt-coursework-now-what-8', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 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Now what?\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"i-ve-finished-my-volt-coursework-now-what-8-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"i-ve-finished-my-volt-coursework-now-what-8-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak\n        >\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \n<p>After you\u2019ve completed your coursework, apply to receive the Certificate by completing this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/graduate\/files\/Graduate-Certificate-Program-Completion-092321.pdf\">Graduate Certificate Program Completion Form<\/a>, and submit it to the <a href=\"mailto:hubbard36@marshall.edu\">Office of the Registrar.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact <a href=\"mailto:mikalude@marshall.edu\">Dr. Kari Mika-Lude<\/a> and your Academic Adviser to let them both know you have finished your coursework.<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<h2>Contact Us<\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap mx-0 lg:-mx-4\"><div class=\"w-full lg:w-1\/3 px-0 lg:px-4 mb-4 lg:mb-8 flex flex-row\"><div class=\"w-full bg-gray-100 border border-gray-200 px-4 py-4\"><div class=\"text-xl font-semibold\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/profile\/dr-kari-mika-lude\/\">Dr. Kari Mika-Lude<\/a><\/div><div class=\"pt-3 grid grid-cols-3 gap-4\"><div class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/files\/KML_headshot-March-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/files\/KML_headshot-March-2025-670x1024.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/files\/KML_headshot-March-2025-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/files\/KML_headshot-March-2025.jpg 716w\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-full rounded-lg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"font-semibold\">Assistant Professor of Counseling &amp; Coordinator of the Violence, Loss, and Trauma (VoLT) Program<\/div><div>Office: GC232<\/div><div class=\"hidden xl:block\"><a href=\"mailto:mikalude@marshall.edu\">mikalude@marshall.edu<\/a><\/div><div class=\"block xl:hidden\"><a href=\"mailto:mikalude@marshall.edu\">Email<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/counseling\/certificate-of-advanced-studies-in-violence-loss-and-trauma\/\">Visit Website<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap mx-0 lg:-mx-4\"><div class=\"w-full lg:w-1\/3 px-0 lg:px-4 mb-4 lg:mb-8 flex flex-row\"><div class=\"w-full bg-gray-100 border border-gray-200 px-4 py-4\"><div class=\"text-xl font-semibold\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/profile\/dr-eric-beeson\/\">Dr. Eric Beeson (He\/Him)<\/a><\/div><div class=\"pt-3 grid grid-cols-3 gap-4\"><div class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/files\/headshot_EBeeson-1.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/files\/headshot_EBeeson-1.png 440w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/files\/headshot_EBeeson-1-201x300.png 201w\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-full rounded-lg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"font-semibold\">Department Chair and Professor<\/div><div>Office: HH 343B, SC 245<\/div><div>Phone: 304-746-1966<\/div><div class=\"hidden xl:block\"><a href=\"mailto:beeson@marshall.edu\">beeson@marshall.edu<\/a><\/div><div class=\"block xl:hidden\"><a href=\"mailto:beeson@marshall.edu\">Email<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Violence, Loss and Trauma (VoLT) The graduate VoLT Certificate offers comprehensive understanding of how violence, loss and trauma affect lives. 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