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Unit of Study HEA10200 - Trans- and Intergenerational Trauma (2014)

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Unit description

Introduces and develops critical analysis of the themes: World populations - violence - trauma and health. Students will consider human societies, violence in wars, colonisations and natural disasters. Students will also explore the anthropology of violence in relationship to trauma; the trauma in violence and trans-generational aspects of trauma.

Unit content

Topic 1: Inter-and trans-generational transmission of trauma
Topic 2: Different traumatic responses of individuals and world populations
Topic 3: Victim/perpetrator/survivor roles in trans-and intergenerational violence/trauma
Topic 4: The relationship between fragmentation of cultural and spiritual identity, racism, human rights violations and mental illness in Indigenous Australians
Topic 5: Strategies for healing

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Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 demonstrate an understanding of definitions of inter- and trans-generational trauma
2 demonstrate an understanding of the different traumatic responses of individuals and world populations to natural disasters and human atrocity
3 analyse the child/adult individual and collective experience and response to trauma
4 demonstrate knowledge of the theory of victim/perpetrator/survivor roles in trans-and intergenerational violence/trauma
5 analyse alcohol and other drug use, and issues of suicide and self-harm as a response to trauma
6 describe strategies for healing the effects of inter- and trans-generational trauma
7 assess the support needed in rebuilding a sense of family and community in healing the effects of inter-and trans-generational trauma.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. demonstrate an understanding of definitions of inter- and trans-generational trauma
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA7:
  2. demonstrate an understanding of the different traumatic responses of individuals and world populations to natural disasters and human atrocity
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA7:
  3. analyse the child/adult individual and collective experience and response to trauma
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA7:
  4. demonstrate knowledge of the theory of victim/perpetrator/survivor roles in trans-and intergenerational violence/trauma
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA7:
  5. analyse alcohol and other drug use, and issues of suicide and self-harm as a response to trauma
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA7:
  6. describe strategies for healing the effects of inter- and trans-generational trauma
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA7:
  7. assess the support needed in rebuilding a sense of family and community in healing the effects of inter-and trans-generational trauma.
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA7:

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