lst4vst victims and survivors
VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS: WORKING WITH VULNERABILITY AND TRAUMA
LST4VST
2019
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
The field of criminal justice often involves working with survivors of violence and other vulnerable people. These may be victims of a wide range of violent crimes including sexual assault and family violence, and also offenders whose situations are linked to their own histories of victimization and abuse. This work requires insights and skills to ensure that individuals are effectively supported, and protected from secondary victimization. This subject offers an opportunity to develop these skills through understanding the complex and destructive reactions people have to traumatic experiences, the vulnerabilities they continue to carry, and the support that is effective in working towards recovery, rehabilitation and justice. This is provided through an integration of social approaches to vulnerability and victimisation with critical psychological theories of trauma and key theorists on vicarious trauma.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points30
Subject Co-ordinatorAnthony Collins
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Admission to Criminology Honours LHCR or by approval of subject coordinator.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Trauma and Recovery: from domestic violence to political terror | Prescribed | Judith Herman (1997) | Basic Books |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Demonstrate a critical understanding of kinds of victimization and how these relate to forms of social inequality, with an emphasis on current critical social theories of trauma.
- Activities:
- Seminars, readings, library research
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Demonstrate an understanding of key theoretical frameworks for conceptualising psychological trauma and how it impacts identity, social interactions and decisions, with particular attention to the vulnerabilities it creates and the kinds of support that it makes necessary.
- Activities:
- Seminars, readings, case studies, library research
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
03. Apply theory and knowledge to specific cases of survivor support, with particular attention to ethical issues and problems of secondary victimization.
- Activities:
- Seminars, assessment tasks
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour)
04. Demonstrate ability to critically examine and analyse key intellectual debates in this field, and to communicate that analysis clearly and effectively in oral and written form.
- Activities:
- Seminars, assessment tasks
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2019, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorAnthony Collins
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Completion of in class activities (equivalent 500 words) | 5 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Class presentation (2000 word equivalent) | 25 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Case study (1500 words) | 20 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Research essay (4000 words) | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |