APSY3310 · Education

Contemporary Issues in Applied Psychology and Human Development

Lynch School of Education & Human Development

Trauma and healing through the lens of intimate partner violence. This course exploresthe topic of intimate partner violence (IPV), including physical, sexual, and psychological abuse, as a core example of interpersonal violence and trauma more broadly. We will draw from psychology, public health, and sociology, as well as narrative accounts and short stories,to illuminate: 1) the subjective experience of IPV and its radiating effects on individual, family, and social life; 2) how intersecting identities and material realities shape the ways different communities experience and respond to it; 3)the interpersonal, social, and structural factors that cause and maintain it; and 4) how our own backgrounds and positionalities shape the way we view IPV and the people who experience and perpetrate it.Building empathy, mutual respect, and community both within and outside the classroom will be central concerns