Trauma Therapy: Theory and Practice (COUN7025)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
School
Nursing, Midwifery & Social Wk
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 1 Hour/ Week
Assessment methods
Essays
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
This course introduces students to the nature of crisis, trauma, and violence and approaches to mental health support. The theoretical foundations of trauma therapy are examined and applications of trauma theory is applied to a range of case studies. The nature and impact of domestic and family violence is also explored as one aspect of crisis and trauma. Students will be expected to understand the physical, psychological, and sociological impact of crisis and trauma on the individual and families. The course aims to develop in students a keen appreciation for ways of working with those who have been traumatised by life events.
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2026 (16/02/2026 - 13/06/2026) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |