TRAUMA THEORY AND PRACTICE

EDU5TTP

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject explores the impact of early childhood trauma on learning. The transdisciplinary approach draws from multiple perspectives and includes current research, pedagogies and practices informing the provision of trauma informed education.

School: Education (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Anne Southall

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Draw on current theoretical knowledge of early traumatic experience to reflect critically on the implications for student learning and professional practice

02. Examine the principles that underpin trauma informed education and determine how those principles may inform pedagogy and learning for students who have experienced trauma.

03. Apply indigenous perspectives and understandings of the impact of generational trauma, to the education of students from traumatic backgrounds

04. Develop research skills to justify and interpret theoretical perspectives and current research in trauma informed education.

On-Line, 2020, Semester 1, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anne Southall

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
Twelve 5.00 hours unscheduled online class per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Journal based on critical reflection throughout module learning. (approx. 1500 words)(approx. 1500 words)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO1
Practice Dadirri based on a case study. Arts based response with exorgesis.2 part assessment: (approx. 1500 words equivalent)Part A:An arts based interpretation of the online case study narrativePart B: Written explanation of the key ideas expressed in part A	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO3
Action research project, reflect on and modify an approach to trauma informed education(Approximately 3000 words)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

On-Line, 2020, Semester 2, Online