Trauma and Neglect: Theory and skills for intervention with individuals/Trauma clinical practice

Module synopsis here...

Objectives

1. Engage effectively to conduct work with an individual client who has experienced trauma
2. Conduct an assessment of the client's situation and therapeutic needs using at least one of a range of specified theoretical frameworks
3. Integrate aspects of your own experience of the therapeutic relationship into your assessment and decisions for intervention with the client.
4. Work collaboratively with the client to design and carry out an appropriate plan for intervention
5. Synthesise theoretical frameworks with your ongoing reflections on your experience to appropriately manage the therapeutic relationship.
6. Demonstrate effective skills in introduing and utilitsing at least one of: EMDR, Radical Exposure tapping, Schema Therapy, Schema Mode Therapy, Internal Family Systems, or other approach as appropriate.
7. Develop in your capacity to respond flexibly and skilfully to the individual needs of a range of clients.

Assignments

1. A self-care plan (500 words)
2. Meet criteria to satisfy consolidating level on a range of clinical competencies (500 words equiv)
3. A case analysis (3000 words)
4. A group assignment to design training in a particular aspect of trauma intervention, eg. produce on-line resource, face to face training exercise (equiv 2000 words).

Topics, activities and resources

• Supervised role-play and discussion within small supervision groups to develop knowledge and skills in:

• engagement
• collaborative assessment and goal setting,
• integration of theoretical frameworks,
• one of the active models of intervention,
• reflection on your own experience of the therapeutic relationship,
• conceptualisation and management of your own and the client's responses within the therapeutic relationship
• conceptualisation of your own needs for development as a trauma therapist

• Live supervised practice with clients from your own workplace or The Bouverie Centre within small supervision groups to further refine and develop knowledge and skill in the above areas.
• Inquiry-based learning activity to design an on-line and publicly accessible training exercise or resource. Eg; Wikipedia, Facebook, YouTube, etc