Mental Health and Trauma in Social Work Practice - SOCW4012
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of Social Sciences
Course Outline: School of Social Sciences
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCW3006, SOCW3010, SRAP3000 and enrolment in a Social Work Program
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Subject Area: Social Work
In this course, you will explore trauma and mental health issues and their intersections from biological, psychological and social perspectives. You will develop the skills to identify and respond to the mental health and trauma experiences of social work clients. We will discuss contemporary approaches to both mental health problems and trauma while encouraging a critical analysis of the approaches covered. You will develop abilities in responding to mental health and trauma issues across a range of intervention methods and contexts. As such, emphasis is given not only to those practice approaches that respond to individuals including biological and psychological therapies, group work and family therapy, but also approaches that engage communities and social networks in responding to trauma and mental health issues.