Trauma Informed Counselling II


Quick Info

  • Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
  • Course code: SSC551
  • Credit points: 10
  • Subject coordinator: Rebecca Loundar

Prerequisites

The following courses are prerequisites:

Awards offering Trauma Informed Counselling II

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

Unit Content

Outcomes

  1. Formulate an approach to ongoing professional development and wellbeing;
  2. Appraise the theoretical and practical applications of trauma-informed therapies;
  3. Develop knowledge and skills in evidenced-based and best practice trauma therapies and interventions;
  4. Produce effective therapeutic trauma-informed intervention and support, including assessment, case conceptualisation, treatment planning and provision, and professional practice responsibilities.

Subject Content

  • Theoretical and practical applications of trauma-informed therapies
  • Skills for evidenced-based and best practice trauma therapies and interventions
  • Professional development and wellbeing
  • Therapeutic trauma-informed intervention and support, including assessment, case conceptualisation, treatment planning and provision, and professional practice responsibilities;
  • Therapeutic trauma-informed intervention and support: Assessment
  • Therapeutic trauma-informed intervention and support: Case conceptualisation
  • Therapeutic trauma-informed intervention and support: Treatment planning and provision
  • Therapeutic trauma-informed intervention and support: Professional practice responsibilities

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

  • Video Resource and Handout (20%)
  • Essay (25%)
  • Case Study Analysis (15%)
  • Role Play (20%)
  • Critical Reflection (20%)

Prescribed Text

  • Baranowsky, A. B., Gentry, J. E., & Schultz, D. F. 2010. Trauma practice: Tools for stabilization and recovery, 3rd Edition. Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.
  • Forbes, D., Bisson, J. I., Monson, C. M. & Berliner, L. 2020. Effective Treatments for PTSD: Practice Guidelines from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Third Edition. Guildford Press.

Please consult your instructor prior to purchasing any texts