Wellness, Trauma and Resilience – Perspectives and Implications for Social Work Practice

Singapore University of Social Sciences

Wellness, Trauma and Resilience – Perspectives and Implications for Social Work Practice (SWK369)

Applications Open: To be confirmed

Applications Close: To be confirmed

Next Available Intake: To be confirmed

Course Types: To be confirmed

Language: English

Duration: 6 months

Fees: To be confirmed

Area of Interest: Social Services

Schemes: To be confirmed

Funding: To be confirmed

School/Department: S R Nathan School of Human Development

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Synopsis

This new course will examine theoretical frameworks and concepts on wellness, adversity, trauma, safety, strengths, resources and resilience, and how these affect clients’ psychosocial functioning across the life span. The content will include trauma -informed care across client populations and agency settings. The course will also delve into how social workers’ resilience at work, coping with burnout, secondary trauma, compassion satisfaction, and self-care can affect professional working with stakeholders/partners on appropriate responses to safeguarding and protection of different populations.

Level: 3
Credit Units: 5
Presentation Pattern: EVERY REGULAR SEMESTER

Topics

Understanding the different types of trauma and the neurobiology of trauma.
Understanding the impact of trauma and stress across the lifespan.
Behavioural, emotional and cognitive presentation of trauma.
Assessment tools for trauma and resilience.
Implementing trauma informed practice.
Strengths based approach and post-traumatic growth.
Therapeutic approaches in trauma healing and growth.
Use of self in trauma informed care.
Developing resilience as a social worker.
Strategies to manage stress, burn out and compassion fatigue.
Developing systemic interventions to promote trauma resilience.
Social Workers’ role in promoting trauma informed practice and empowerment.

Learning Outcome

Discuss the presentation and impact of trauma in social work practice.
Examine the types of trauma, assessment tools and approaches to trauma informed care.
Discuss the necessary tools and strategies in trauma informed practice
Appraise approaches to foster post-traumatic growth.
Evaluate the Personhood of Social Workers in Trauma Informed Care.
Develop systemic interventions to promote trauma resilience.