Details for Trauma Informed Practice I
Quick Info
- Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
- Course code: SSC347
- Credit points: 10
- Subject coordinator: Rebecca Loundar
Prerequisites
The following courses are pre-requisites:
- SSC110 Psychology of Emotion and Wellbeing [either as a pre-req or co-req), or as determined by Program Director
Awards offering Trauma Informed Practice I
This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:
- Bachelor of Applied Social Science
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Applied Social Science
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
- Bachelor of Business
- Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Ministry
- Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Theology
- Bachelor of Ministry
- Bachelor of Theology
Unit Content
Outcomes
- Develop an understanding of trauma, developmental factors and lifespan considerations;
- Critique principles central to trauma informed practice;
- Appraise current evidence-based responses and interventions for trauma;
- Examine cultural and social factors central to people who have experienced trauma.
Subject Content
- What is trauma
- Theories of trauma, including systemic to individual
- Lifespan development; including Child / Adolescent & Adult
- Developmental trauma
- Trauma Types: Disasters, local, national, global
- Specific: Domestic & Family Violence
- Specific: Human Trafficking
- Social & Cultural considerations
- Principles of Trauma Informed Practice
- Trauma Informed Practice
- Community care resources, including case management
- Principles of recovery and post traumatic growth
This course may be offered in the following formats
- Onsite (face-to-face)
- Online (eLearning)
- Intensives
- Extensives
Assessment Methods
- Critical Reflections (30%)
- Minor Essay (30%)
- Case Study Analysis (40%)
Prescribed Text
- Briere, J. & Scott, C. (2015). Principles of trauma (2nd ed. Rev.). Sage Publications.
Please consult your instructor prior to purchasing any textbooks.