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Unit of Study HEA10203 - Healing Childhood Traumatisation (2016)

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Unit description

Students are introduced to recent theories of human development and childhood trauma through group exercises and activities, supported by informed presentations and discussions. The teaching methods employed support students to identify the short and long-term consequences of childhood trauma. Various therapeutical responses are examined and explored, in relation to addressing the short and long-term effects of childhood traumatisation.

Unit content

Topic 1: Childhood trauma
Topic 2: Cross cultural child raising
Topic 3: Socio historical concept of childhood and traumatisation
Topic 4: Emotional first aid/emotional literacy
Topic 5: Educaring and Healing Therapies

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore Session 2 Session 2
Online Session 2 N/A

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 intricate understanding of definitions and theories of childhood traumatisation
2 demonstrate a knowledge of emotional first aid in working with children
3 understand the importance of play in a child's life and its role in transforming trauma
4 demonstrate an understanding of creative approaches and narrative therapies in working with children
5 understand and contextualise their own relevant childhood experiences.

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

  1. demonstrate an intricate understanding of definitions and theories of childhood traumatisation
    • GA2:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  2. demonstrate a knowledge of emotional first aid in working with children
    • GA2:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  3. understand the importance of play in a child's life and its role in transforming trauma
    • GA2:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  4. demonstrate an understanding of creative approaches and narrative therapies in working with children
    • GA2:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  5. understand and contextualise their own relevant childhood experiences.
    • GA2:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:

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