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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

312026 (v.2) Violence, Abuse and Trauma 441

Area: Department of Social Work
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 312023 (v.3) Social Work with Groups and Families 342 or any previous version
AND
    312024 (v.3) Social Work Practice with Children and Young People 342 or any previous version
    OR
    312022 (v.3) Social Work and Mental Health Recovery 242 or any previous version
    OR
    2802 (v.6) Behavioural Science 271 or any previous version
AND
    312029 (v.2) Social Work Field Education 341 or any previous version
    OR
    312030 (v.3) Social Work Honours Field Education 341 or any previous version
    OR
    2801 (v.7) SW 262 - Fieldwork Practice 1 or any previous version
AND
313398 (v.3) Imagining Health in Social and Cultural Contexts 100 or any previous version
Syllabus: This unit explores how gender, age, cultural heritage, sexuality and (dis)ability mediate lived experiences of trauma. The unit examines the effects of trauma on individuals, including practitioners, families and communities, and critically assesses the ways in which social and political structures allow for and contribute to experiences of trauma. Students will assess and apply trauma-informed practice frameworks with a focus on recovery.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 090501 Social Work
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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