Working with trauma
Key facts
- Cost: £100
- Credits: 0
Summary
Trauma results when an event or incident overwhelms a person’s ability to cope or where it outweighs an individual’s personal resources: perhaps resulting in the experience of overwhelming emotion, fear of death and complete helplessness. This course seeks to introduce learners to the effects of trauma and provide some insights into working with people who have experienced traumatic events.
By the end of the course, you’ll be able to:
Outline the impact of trauma including its psychological impact and behavioural manifestations
- Explain how trauma affects the physical body
- Describe some of the behaviours of the sex offender and outline some of the potential explanations for this behaviour
- Describe a range of coping strategies and the long-term impact of these approaches
- Outline and have some ability to apply the ‘empowerment model’
- Apply acquired knowledge to real-life and work situations in a professional and empathetic manner
Suggested follow on course
COSCA Counselling skills ADED1020E
Who is this course for?
Anyone interested in working in counselling or with people who have experienced trauma.
Qualifications/credits
This is a non-credit class, so would not contribute to any qualifications.
Mode of study
On campus
Find out more
The University holds open days throughout the year where you can meet with staff to discuss our short course provision. Find out more about University of Glasgow open days
