Trauma Informed Social Work Practice PG (12019.1)

This unit has an in-person on-campus intensive component. This unit will explore a range of theories for working with individuals, groups and communities experiencing trauma, loss and grief. Trauma informed practice for social workers across a variety of settings is explored. Students will focus on clinical practice with individuals and/or families who have experienced or are experiencing trauma and abuse. They will also examine the trauma, loss and grief by communities through transgenerational trauma such as colonization, war, resettlement as well as through natural disasters such as bushfires and floods and the role of social workers.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Critically review trauma informed & evidence-based principles and practices;
2. Critically evaluate theoretical approaches to trauma grief and loss; and
3. Demonstrate trauma informed practice skills when working with individuals and communities across fields of practice.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline

Prerequisites

12012 Social Work in Global, Regional and Local Contexts PG AND
12013 Working with Diverse Communities PG AND
12014 Psychosocial Health across the Lifecycle PG AND
12015 Ethical and Legal Contexts of Social Work Practice PG

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.