Trauma Informed Counselling I

Awards offering Trauma Informed Counselling I

This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:

• Graduate Certificate in Trauma Counselling

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Develop an understanding of the nature of trauma-informed interventions based on individual and collective needs, socio-cultural considerations and ethical practice;
2. Examine current research regarding trauma treatment and recovery, including neuroscience and post-traumatic growth;
3. Critique current evidenced-based and emerging theories and models of trauma therapies;
4. Evaluate and reflect on professional practice considerations in working with people and communities impacted by trauma, including collaborative client-therapist relationship and professional self-care.

Subject Content

• Trauma-informed interventions
• Individual and collective needs, socio-cultural considerations and ethical practice
• Trauma treatment and recovery
• Neuroscience and post-traumatic growth
• Evidenced-based and emerging theories and models of trauma therapies
• Professional practice considerations

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Onsite (face-to-face)
• Online (e-Learning)
• Intensives

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Essay (30%)
• Essay and Resource (40%)
• Case Study Analysis (30%)

Prescribed Text

• Briere, J., & Scott, C. (2015). Principles of trauma therapy: A guide to symptoms, evaluation and treatment (2nd ed. DSM-V Update). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

Please consult your instructor prior to purchasing any texts