CTM0001

Trauma, Culture and Environment

(MED)

6 points + 12 hours per week + MMC Clayton

Synopsis: Major areas to be covered include: An overview of current trauma assessment and treatment; An understanding of how culture interacts with clients' responses to the clinician, and the psychiatric culture, and symptom presentation; Techniques in using existing diagnostic criteria (i.e. DSM-IV) while assisting a reliable culture review.

Assessment: Professional journal: 30% + Case study: 30% + Group project: 40%