Trauma and the Community: perspective on group, community & the organisational contexts to trauma
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| EDUC4201 | Education | 4 | 30 | Spring UK |
- Code
- EDUC4201
- School
- Education
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 30
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
This module will build on theory and knowledge learned in the first two modules to examine in more depth, the research underpinnings of trauma studies. Students will examine the different contexts in which trauma presents in individuals and groups to community and cultural perspectives.
Target Students
Only available for MA Trauma Informed Practice students
Classes
Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only in specified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takes place in some weeks of a Semester. The class will meet for 30 hours (5 days per semester). In addition, students should expect to engage in a minimum of 270 hours of directed or independent study.
Assessment
- 60% Coursework 1: Case Study- 3,500 words
- 40% Coursework 2: Book Review 1,500 words
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
to facilitate dialogue which deepens critical reflection on their own theoretical and professional practice allegiances, and expands their repertoire of beliefs and professional schema related to group workto facilitate the development of a learning community in which students are able to support and challenge each other as a means to developing their knowledge of research methodology as it applies to trauma studies.Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module students should have:
Knowledge and Understanding
developed a critical, theoretical, and practical understanding of trauma within organisational and institutional contexts.
Intellectual Skills
developed a capacity for understanding group and community processes and how these can shape trauma, including trauma alleviation, recover, as well as repetition and re-traumatisation.
Professional Practical Skills
deepened personal and theoretical ethical perspective for professional practice in the field of systematic trauma and the appropriate use of supervision.
Transferable Skills
deepened capacity for practice through in-depth experience of and engagement with social and emotional processes in small and large group systems.