Loss, Grief and Trauma in Counselling PG (11745.1)

In this unit students will deepen their theoretical understanding of trauma and loss and grief, and its impact on people's lives. Students will further develop their counselling skills using knowledge of trauma and loss and grief to inform their counselling practice.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of major theories, models, skills and techniques specific to the trauma and counselling; and
2. Formulate a working framework for practice in loss and grief counselling.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
4. UC graduates demonstrate Aboriginal&TorresStraitIslander ways of knowing, being&doing -use Indigenous histories&traditional ecological knowledge to develop&augment understanding of their discipline
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being & doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways

Prerequisites

Must have passed 12 credit points.

Corequisites

Must be enrolled in SCG401 Graduate Diploma in Counselling OR SCM401 Master of Counselling.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.