Course Title: Work effectively in trauma informed care

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2024

Course Code: HWSS6091C

Course Title: Work effectively in trauma informed care

School: 535T Social Care and Health

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4432 - Certificate IV in Community Services

Course Contact: Melinda Brown

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4580

Course Contact Email: Melinda.Brown@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 40

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to practice and contribute to the continuous improvement of trauma informed care within a service.

This unit applies to individuals working in the community services and health sectors where services are informed by the knowledge and understanding of central trauma, particularly the impact of interpersonal violence.

This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with:-

CHCSET003 - Work with forced migrants

  


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CHCMHS007 Work effectively in trauma informed care

Element:

1. Work from a trauma informed care perspective

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Apply the key principles and practices of trauma informed care

1.2 Promote safe environments and relationships with those affected by trauma, including preventing traumatisation and re-traumatisationin the context of service use

1.3 Respond to disclosures of past and current trauma or abuse using principles of trauma informed care

1.4 Respond to behaviours and distress related to trauma using principles of trauma informed care

1.5 Assist individuals affected by trauma to identify personal resources and strengths

1.6 Recognise the coping strategies and adaptations of individuals who have experienced trauma

1.7 Identify resources and strengths within individuals who have experienced trauma

Element:

2. Utilise self-care strategies

Performance Criteria:

2.1. Apply self-care strategies in managing re-traumatisation

2.2 Apply self-care strategies in managing vicarious trauma

Element:

3. Contribute to the continuous improvement of trauma informed care in services

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Reflect upon own practice and work environment and identify opportunities to embed trauma informed care and practice in service delivery

3.2 Identify barriers to implementing trauma informed care and practice and refer to appropriate/senior personnel

3.3 Participate in organisation policy development on trauma informed care according to job role

3.4 Identify and participate in strategies to enhance service delivery of trauma informed care

3.5 Invite and respond to consumer feedback on trauma informed practices and service delivery

Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. 


Details of Learning Activities

Learning activities will include:

Practical demonstrations
Online Discussion Forums, Groupwork and Quizzes
Analysis/critique of relevant reading material
Workshops, group discussion
Peer learning
Guest lecture/presentation
Research activities
Group activities/projects
Simulated workplace activities

 


Teaching Schedule

Course Schedule: Working with Forced Migrant and Trauma Informed Care Practice Cluster                        Semester 2 : 2024

 

Week

Topic

 Assessment Due Dates

Week 1 

15-19 July

 

Working with forced migrants in Australia

  • The international protection regime and Australian policies
  • Background, historical, political, economic and social context
  • Settlement in Australia

 

 

Week 2

22 - 26th July

 

Understanding experiences of people with refugee backgrounds

  • Recognising effects of grief, loss, stress, torture and trauma and the impact of migration
  • The importance of identity
  • Perspectives on gender, class, culture and religion
  • Excursion to Immigration Museum

 

Week 3

29July - 2 August

 

 

Constance documentary

Planning settlement services

  • Building rapport and addressing communication needs of clients
  • Identifying specific needs of individuals and determine learning program requirements
  • Developing relationships with stakeholders and representatives

Organising services

  • Demonstrate skills for working with clients to select appropriate and relevant services
  • Demonstrate knowledge for recognising current experiences of trauma and referring clients to appropriate personnel or services
  • Acquire skills for facilitating access to services

 

 

 

Week 4

5 - 9 August

 
  • Guest speaker  Assessment One: reflection
  • Monitoring and reviewing support
    • Collecting ongoing feedback from clients
    • Evaluating progress against service provision plan
    • Identifying opportunities for improved service provision and modifying approach

Assessment Task 1: Due Sunday 11th August

(Written Reflection)

Week 5

12 - 16 August

 

Trauma Informed Care

  • Work from a trauma-informed care perspective  
  • Key principles and practices of trauma-informed care   
  • Safe environments and relationships and preventing traumatisation and re-traumatisation

 

Week 6

19 - 23 August

 
  • Informed consent and disclosure
  • Respond to behaviours and distress
  • The stress response
  • The impact of trauma
  • Heightened distress
  • Self-injury

Assessment Task 2: Knowledge Questions Quiz Due Sunday 25th August

 

Week 7 

26 - 30 August

 

 
  • Assisting to identify personal resources and strengths
  • Ongoing responses in the supportive relationship
  • Supporting learning about trauma and its impacts
  • Setting trauma-related recovery goals
  • Building readiness and safety for specialist trauma work
  • Increasing emotion and body awareness
  • Recognise coping strategies and adaptations
  • Identify resources and strengths within individuals
  •  

 

 

Mid-semester break

1 - 6 September

Mid-semester break

1 - 6 September

Mid-semester break

1 - 6 September

Week 8

9 - 13 September
  • Reflect upon own practice
  • Principles of self-reflection
  • Barriers to implementing trauma-informed care and practice
  • Power dynamics – worker, consumer or carer
  • Policy development
  • Enhance service delivery of trauma-informed care
  • Invite and respond to consumer feedback
  • Assessment workshop Ang Myat and scheduling plus 
  • Assessment Three Planning Workshop:
    • Background research
    • Partnered Role Play practice / feedback
    • Settlement Plan preparation
  

Week 9

16 - 20 September

 Assessment Roleplay day Ang Myat  

Week 10

23 - 27 September

 Assessment Roleplay day Ang Myat

 

Week 11

30 Sept - 4 October

Debrief Ang Myat - reflective practice

Settlement plan and monitoring notes

  • Assessment Four Planning Workshop:
    • Background research
    • Partnered Role Play practice / feedback
    • Settlement Plan preparation

Assessment task 3: Ang Myat (Settlement plan)

Due Sunday 6th October

Week 12

7 - 11 October

 Assessment roleplay day Barati Family  

Week 13

14 - 18 October

 Assessment roleplay day Barati Family

 

Week 14

21 - 25 October

Debrief Barati - reflective practice

Settlement plan and monitoring notes

  • Utilise self-care strategies
  • Applying self-care strategies in managing re-traumatisation and vicarious trauma
  • Developing your individual self-care plan
  • Empathy
  • Monitoring and dealing with stress and emotions of self and colleagues.

Assessment 5 Wellbeing meeting & 6KQ discussion

Assessment Task 4: Barati Family (Settlement plan)

Due Sunday 27th October

Week 15

28 Oct - 1 Nov

Unit Review and reflection

 

  • Course review
  • Reflection on learning
  • Planning for next steps
  • Assessment 5 Well-Being Meeting Role Plays
  • Assessment 6 Knowledge Workshop

Assessment Task 5:  Wellbeing meeting and verbal questions due 1 November

Assessment Task 6: Knowledge questions 3rd Noven=mber

Course Schedule may change at teachers discretion* 

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

There are six individual assessment tasks consisting of written reflection, role plays, and short answer questions. 


Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Written Reflection - In this Written Reflection Assessment, you will write about your own thoughts, feelings, and ideas on the experiences of forced migration as a result of interacting with a person with forced migration lived experience and encourage deeper insights into the impact of meeting community members with refugee experiences. 

Assessment Task 2 - Quiz/Knowledge questions - For this task, you will be required to answer  22 questions satisfactorily in canvas in the Quiz section to demonstrate knowledge of the topics covered in class. 

Assessment Task 3: Role Play Ang Myat - This practical assessment task requires you to demonstrate your skills working with clients.

Assessment Task 4: Role Play Barati Family - This practical assessment task requires you to demonstrate your skills working with clients.

Assessment Task 5: Role Play Wellbeing Meeting - This task allows you to demonstrate your ability to monitor the stress and emotions of the staff, and to confirm a range of strategies to assist them in maintaining their wellbeing.

Assessment Task 6 - Quiz/Knowledge questions - For this task, you will be required to answer 25 questions in Canvas satisfactorily in the Quiz section to demonstrate knowledge of the topics covered in class. 


Assessment Matrix

A marking rubric for each assessment task is located on Canvas

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