Course overview
Building on foundations of working with people who have experienced trauma, this course will teach students advanced skills and approaches that are key competencies for counselling graduates as identified by industry and other stakeholders. The course will equip students to build on their understanding of trauma stabilisation and psychoeducation, with a focus on how to work with processing trauma material to assist individuals recovery and enhance their life quality. This will include learning a diverse range of emerging best practice and research-informed approaches. Students will be able to apply these skills in working with adults and/or young people who might present with trauma-related mental health issues or behavioural concerns. This enables students to contribute to a workforce of health professionals working in a trauma-informed way who can effectively formulate and apply appropriate therapeutic interventions.
Course learning outcomes
- Synthesise trauma processing knowledge and application, demonstrating sound practice of the trauma counselling process and structure whilst tailoring approaches to individual clients' needs and working collaboratively with clients.
- Apply relevant theory, research, and practice-based literature to develop best practice approaches to facilitate trauma stabilisation, processing, and integration in clinical practice
- Demonstrate ability to support clients to process traumatic memories in a safe manner by helping the client maintain nervous system regulation
- Formulate succinct hypotheses and treatment plans connecting client's trauma experience, trauma processing practices and relevant interventions
- Critically appraise trauma processing practices demonstrating advanced levels of self-awareness regarding strengths and areas for ongoing learning and growth
- Demonstrate a consistently high level of ethical practice when facilitating trauma processing in clinical practice, including recognising the limits of their expertise and define when and how to liaise with relevant other agencies and professionals