Placement and supervision in trauma based fieldwork (6 points)
(MED)
Leader: Dr P LeVine
Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)
Synopsis:
Objectives: On completion of this unit participants will have: 1. Developed an understanding of the multiple cultural identities within an individual and community (such as nationality, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion, sexual identity, Indigenous heritage) in order to decrease stereotyping entire groups of people and provide constructive services. 2. Developed a more reliable understanding of assessment needs for community mental health services in clinical contexts--across chronic and acute health care settings--via direct service and supervision. 3. Acquired skills that are culturally responsive with regard to rapport building, history taking, crisis intervention, and treatment protocol. 4. Developed skills that account for traumatic histories in clients during assessment, diagnosis. 5. Observed how national politics influence community-based policies and develop strategic skills in organisational development and program design that account for these realities. 6. Acquired skills for research that draw quantitative conclusions from qualitative case and filed data, while accounting for culture and traumatic contexts.
Assessment: Written and visual case material demonstrating understanding + Two case comparative study (equivalent 5,000 words)
Contact Hours: 6 hours contact per week plus 2 hours supervision per fortnight
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