Details for SSC440 Trauma Informed Principles (previously Trauma Informed Practice I)

Gaining a deep understanding of trauma and its pervasive impacts is beneficial for supporting those affected. This unit equips students with the knowledge to develop and critique trauma-informed care principles and apply evidence-based interventions. By exploring cultural and social factors, students learn to approach trauma with sensitivity and insight, preparing them to support recovery and growth within varied contexts.

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: SSC440
• Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

No Prerequisite required for this unit

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Demonstrate an understanding of trauma, developmental factors and lifespan considerations
2. Critique principles central to trauma informed practice
3. Appraise current evidence-based responses and interventions for trauma in individual and group settings;
4. Examine cultural and social factors central to people who have experienced trauma.

Subject Content

• What is trauma
• Theories of trauma, including individual, group and systemic
• 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 (e-Learning)
• Intensives

Please check the timetable to see when this subject will next be offered at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Critical Reflections (30%)
• Essay (30%)
• Case Study Analysis (40%)

Prescribed Text

• Briere, J, Scott, S, Briere, C, and John N and Scott. (2014). Principles of Trauma Therapy: A Guide to Symptoms, Evaluation, and Treatment 2ed (DSM-5 Update).

Please consult your instructor prior to purchasing any texts.