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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
Unit aim
Explores issues of grief, trauma and crises, such as death, illness, family breakdown, violence, abuse, disasters, and life changes. Examines theory and skills, attitudes and responses to grief, trauma and crises. Applies intervention models to grief, trauma and crises.
Unit content
Topic 1 Introduction and unit overview
Topic 2 Exploring the landscape of loss
Topic 3 Establishing theoretical approaches
Topic 4 Establishing therapeutic interventions
Topic 5 A new model for understanding grief
Topic 6 Exploring the individual experiences of loss, listening to personal grief narratives
Topic 7 Engaging with the grief narrative, focus on resilience and vulnerability
Topic 8 Crisis and trauma
Topic 9 Crisis intervention
Topic 10 Practitioner perspectives
Learning outcomes
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 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | differentiate between grief, trauma and crisis theory | |||||||
| 2 | show evidence of ability to research | |||||||
| 3 | ability to critically analyse a topic leading to either grief trauma or crisis counselling | |||||||
| 4 | critically analyse crisis counselling and its application | |||||||
| 5 | critically reflect on own values and beliefs about grief, trauma and crises | |||||||
| 6 | demonstrate an understanding of issues for client populations and counsellors working in grief, trauma and crisis counselling. | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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differentiate between grief, trauma and crisis theory
- GA4:
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show evidence of ability to research
- GA1:
- GA6:
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ability to critically analyse a topic leading to either grief trauma or crisis counselling
- GA1:
- GA4:
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critically analyse crisis counselling and its application
- GA1:
- GA6:
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critically reflect on own values and beliefs about grief, trauma and crises
- GA4:
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demonstrate an understanding of issues for client populations and counsellors working in grief, trauma and crisis counselling.
- GA4:
- GA6:
Prescribed texts
- Reprinted in 2012: Machin, L, 2009, Working with Loss & Grief: A New Model for Practitioners, Sage Publications, London. ISBN: 978-1-4129-4668-1.